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Term | Definition |
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Selective breeding | The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation. |
inbreeding | A selective breeding method in which two individuals with identical or similar sets of alleles are crossed. |
hybridization | A selective breeding method in which two genetically different individuals are crossed. |
Clone | An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced. |
genetic engineering | The transfer of a gene from the DNA of one organism into another organism, in order to produce an organism with desired traits. |
gene therapy | The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder. |
genome | All of the DNA in one cell of an organism. |