Cloning

Question 1

Definition of cloning

Answer 1

propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone.

Question 2

Define gene

Answer 2

in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

Question 3

Selective breeding

Answer 3

Selective breeding involves choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable characteristics. Humans have selectively bred plants and animals for thousands of years including: crop plants with better yields.

Question 4

Inheritance

Answer 4

the action of inheriting, the inheritance of traits.

Question 5

Variation

Answer 5

Variation, in biology, any difference between cells, individual organisms, or groups of organisms of any species caused either by genetic differences (genotypic variation) or by the effect of environmental factors on the expression of the genetic potentials (phenotypic variation).

Question 6

Phenotype

Answer 6

the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
Physical inspection

Question 7

Genotype

Answer 7

the genetic constitution of an individual organism.

Question 8

DNA

Answer 8

a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

Question 9

Genetics

Answer 9

the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

Question 10

Polydacyl

Answer 10

a condition in which a person or animal has more than five fingers or toes on one, or on each, hand or foot.

Question 11

Cystic vibrosis

Answer 11

a hereditary disorder affecting the exocrine glands. It causes the production of abnormally thick mucus, leading to the blockage of the pancreatic ducts, intestines, and bronchi and often resulting in respiratory infection.

Question 12

What characteristics will you inherit?

Answer 12

Each characteristic there are 2 genes. One inherited from mother and one from father. These could be the same or different.

Question 13

How to perform a genetic cross

Answer 13

To perform a generic cross , you can use a ponnet square

Question 14

How do you genetically engineer?

Answer 14

First an enzyme is cut by the plasmid
Next the human insulin gene is inserted
Engineered plaslid inserted into barterium.
Finally the bacterium is divides and starts to produce insulin.