Evolution Flashcards
1
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Artificial selection
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When humans chose certain organisms because they are useful characteristics
2
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Selective breeding
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Choosing the most useful genes and keep breeding them until you have the ideal animal
3
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Breeds
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Different types of the same animal
4
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Disease resistance
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How well a species cope with a disease
5
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Yield
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How much useful product they make
6
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Genetic engineering
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Changing the DNA of one organism often by inserting genes from another
7
Q
Genome
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Where your DNA sequence is stored
8
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Genes
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Carry your information and traits
9
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Genetically modified organisms
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Changing the DNA of one organism often by inserting genes from another
10
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Natural selection
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Survival of the fittest
