Chapter 7 Genetic Changes and Biotechnology

Fraternal twins

The use of genetic engineering to correct the defective genes responsible for certain diseases

___the use of special techniques to control the genetic makeup of an organism.

_____occurs in cells that produce gametes

A breeder that makes a new breed of dog, by selecting and mates dogs from different breeds is__

Inbreeding attempts to preserve the special characteristics of a breed.

Clones are more common in the plant kingdom than in the animal knigdom

___causes the death of an organism

Genetic engineering________

Splitting frog or pig zygotes is a step in

Mutations are seldom considered harmful

Recessive genetic disorders include?

Since technology can be used for evil, Christians must avoid all technology whenever possible

____a change in the number of genes on a chromosome

The Human Genome Project is a scientific effort to

____a complete set of an organism's genes

___a group of genetically identical organism

Stem cells are cells that_______

The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organism or product is called?

Since the fall of mankind, creation has?

Somatic stem cells are stem cells that have experienced a somatic mutation

A gene mutation may result in an incorrect protein being produced.

What type of mutation does not affect offspring?

__a change in the sequence of bases that make up a gene

____occurs in body cells

John and Mary are 12 year old twins, what kind of twins are they

_____a complete set of an organism's genes

___the choosing of organisms with desirable traits for breeding

A change in an organism's genetic material is called a

Many mutations produce no noticeable effect in an organism

Which of these cells is most likely to be differentiated?

The process of producing human clones cells for the treatment of disease is called ____cloning

___caused by a mutation that affects pigments

embryonic stem cells are already being used to treat many different diseases.