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13 Cards in this Set
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What is The Human Genome Project?
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A project to sequence the entire human genome (the DNA in all of the chromosomes)- rought draft published in 2001
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What is genetic testing?
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Examining a person's DNA to detect abnormalities that could lead to diseases.
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Some ethical issues of genetic testing?
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-Newborn screening could start privacy issues, and discrimination.
-Abortion of baby with "undesirable" traits -Can show unwanted information |
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What is bioengineering?
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Genetically modified subjects.
-using animals to grow organs for transplants. GMO, salmon and tomatoes to survive better |
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Some ethical issues of bioengineering?
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-Not yet known if it is harmful to consumers
-Animal welfare issues and other moral objections to use animal organs for human transplants |
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What is cloning?
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Creating another organism with the exact genetic copy of another.
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What are stem cells?
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Unspecialized cells with the potential to develop into any kind of cell.
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Stem cells can be used to grow organs for people in need of transplants. But why is it so controversial?
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People oppose creating or destroying embryos for any purpose.
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What is therapeutic cloning?
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Producing human embryos for research. Stem cells can be taken from embryos and be used to grow tissues and organs for patients in need.
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What is reproductive cloning?
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Production of a new animal with the same nuclear "DNA as another animal.
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What is gene therapy?
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Technology used to fix a genetic disorder. Adding a corrected copy of a gene may help affected cells to work right.
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Gene therapy in germ cells?
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Genes in an egg, sperm or embryo would be changed so that all of the resulting cells in the person would be permanently changed.
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What are eugenics?
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Negative- removing "bad" genes from pop.
Positive- Add "good" genes to a pop. w/ selective breeding |
