Challenges to Biomedical

Question 1

Cloning

Answer 1

Exact genetic replica of an organism

Question 2

Stem Cells

Answer 2

Cell able to develop into multiple different types of cells

Question 3

Embryonic Stem Cells

Answer 3

Stem cells that can divide into more stem cells

Question 4

Genetically Modified Organism

Answer 4

Organisms who DNA has been altered using engineering

Question 5

Transgenic Animals

Answer 5

Genes changed to acquire specific traits

Question 6

Xenograft

Answer 6

Transplant from someone of a different species

Question 7

Pharming

Answer 7

Genetically modifying plants to produce substances for pharmaceuticals

Question 8

Allograft

Answer 8

Transplant from someone of the same species but not genetically identical

Question 9

Autograph

Answer 9

Transplant from one part of the same body to another part

Question 10

Ethics

Answer 10

Right ways to treat patients and doctors

Question 11

Eugenics

Answer 11

Selective mating for specific traits

Question 12

Phenotype

Answer 12

Individuals observable traits

Question 13

Genotype

Answer 13

Genetic makeup of an organism

Question 14

Human Genome Project

Answer 14

Research group with the goal of decoding human DNA