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Selective Breeding |
method of breeding that allows only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation |
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Hybridization |
breeding technique that involves crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms |
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Genetic Engineering |
process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms |
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Inbreeding |
continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics to maintain the desired characteristics of a line of organisms |
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Restriction Enzyme |
enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides |
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Gel Electrophoresis |
procedure used to to separate and analyze DNA fragments by placing a mixture of DNA fragments at one end of a porus gel and applying an electric voltage |
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Recombinant DNA |
DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources |
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Polymerase Chain Reaction |
technique that allows molecular biologists to make many copies of a particular |
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Karyotype |
photograph of chromosomes grouped in order in pairs |
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Sex chromosome |
one of two chromosomes that determine an individual's sex |
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Autosome |
chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |
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Pedigree |
chart that shows the relationships within a family |
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Sex-linked gene |
gene located on the X or Y chromosomes |
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Nondisjunction |
error in meiosis in which homologus chromsomes fail seperate |
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DNA fingerprinting |
analysis of sections of DNA that have little or no knwon function, but vary widely from one individual to another, in order to indentify individuals |
