Unit 3 Biotechnology Vocabulary

a base in genes designated by the letter C

improvement by domestication means picking the best plants or animals for next generation

original name for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

picking the best parents for the next generation

life or living

genetically engineered frost retardant

a base in genes designated by the letter A

mating adults who have characteristics desired in the offspring

the biology of heredity

a base in genes designated by the letter T

customer resistance to biotech food products appears to be diminishing in the US

the process of removing and inserting genes in cells

transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

another term for offspring

genetic material that connects strands of DNA

Another term for gene splicing

exact duplicate

When 2 alleles are heterozygous, the trait on each chromosome is

Microscopic plants and animals are difficult to genetically engineer

a transgenic animal is one that has been cloned so that there is a duplicate of that animal

Genetically engineered E. coli

Who is credited with discovering the effects of genetics on plant characteristics?

movement of genes from one cell to another

The selection of parents to get desirable characteristics in offspring is known as

coded genetic material in a cell

components of cells that determine the characteristics from parent to offspring

the collective offspring of common parents

hormone that increases meat production in swine

In genetic terms, what is the goal of the process of mapping?

hormone that stimulates increased milk production in cows

a base in genes designated by the letter G

finding and recording the locations of genes in a cell