Biotechnology Review & Test

Tuesday, September 5th, you will have a Biotechnology Test. The content included in that topic is the following:

1. Selective Breeding
a. Inbreeding
b. Hybridization

2. Genetic Engineering
a. Restriction Enzymes
b. Gel Electrophoresis
c. DNA Fingerprint
d. Bacterial Transformation
e. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
f. Cloning

Be sure to understand:
a. How to describe those techniques that alter the genetic makeup
b. Give some examples of how those techniques has being used
c. Explain how human beings benefit from those techniques
d. What the concerns are about the use of them.

New vocabulary included in this topic:
Selective breeding, inbreeding, hybridization, breed, cross, mating, bacterial transformation, plasmid, recombinant plasmid, sticky ends, recombinant plasmid, splicing, diabetes, insulin, growth hormone, cloning, restriction enzymes, GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms), golden rice, Bt-Corn, transgenic organisms.

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Good luck!