STS Flashcards
a disease that is caused by an abnormality in an individual’s DNA.
Genetic Disorders
an organism that does not cause disease itself, but which carry the DNA from one host to another. An insect or animal that carries a disease from one animal or plant to another:
Vector:
a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes, typically a small circular DNA strand in the cytoplasm of a bacterium or protozoan.
Plasmid:
cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity
Cloning
the process of generating a genetically identical copy of a cell or an organism.
Cloning
6.therapy that involves insertion of therapeutic DNA into body cells and not germ cells or gametes. This means any effects of the therapy are confined to the individual being treated and are not inherited by future offspring.
Somatic Gene Therapy
Information age is also known as:
Digital Age
Technology that revolutionized communication during the information age by allowing the rapid transmission of data over long distances:
Internet
The following are characteristics of the information age
11.A widespread use of computers and the internet, Rapid globalization and interconnectedness, Digitalization of information and service
Scientist who invented mechanical printing press
Johann Gutenberg
Plant material where Egyptian paper is made of
papyrus reeds
From the etymology of the word technology, it means comes
Applied arts
These type of robots: domestic servant robot, automated wheelchair, and personal mobility assist robot are:
Personal service robot
1926
First integrated circuit
1984
Apple Macintosh computer
Golden Retriever, Poodle, great Dane or Chihuahua is a representation of:
genetic diversity
Living thing classified as producers and able to produce oxygen
plants
Variety of all forms of life that can be found on Earth:
biodiversity
Forest, Desert, grassland are examples of
Ecological diversity
The following sentences are true with biodiversity
. A larger number of plants species means greater variety of crops, Ecological diversity helps species adjust to changes in environment, Healthy ecosystem can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.
Bt in Bt corn and Bt eggplant refers to
Bacillus thuringiensis
Refers to the inserted genes to be modified organism
transgenes
What is GMO
An organism that has had its genetic engineering techniques.
Main reasons for GMOs
To increase the nutritional value of crops
Main concerns regarding genetically modified organisms(GMO)?
The Potential harm to human health and the environment
Method is primarily used to treat disease-causing genetic variations that are passed down from parents to their children
Germline Gene Therapy
medical treatment that involves modifying a person’s genes to treat or prevent disease
Gene therapy
replacing faulty genes with healthy ones or by introducing new genes into the body
Insertion of genes directly into the cells of the patient while the cells remain in the patient’s body.
Variation in Genes
enables different species to adapt to challenges such as environmental conditions, shrinking habitats, new diseases, and helps them to survive in future.
