Genetics Part 2

Selective breeding is the process of breeding plants or animals so that they inherit particular traits from their parents. What is a possible consequence of selectively breeding a crop species?

Humans often selectively breed plants to create better, more nutritious crops. Plants are not as difficult to selectively breed as animals because most plants have

Amniocentesis is a process in which amniotic fluid is taken from the mother's womb to identify any genetic abnormalities in the fetus. How would the discovery of the human genome contribute to this process?

Chromosomes, which contain DNA, have several functions. All BUT ONE of these statements is a function of chromosomes.

Your gender, whether you are male or female, is determined by the

The Brahman cattle have good resistance to high temperature, but its meat is poor and tough. The English shorthorn cattle have good meat, but poor resistance to high temperatures.Using ___ might get the best traits of both.

North Carolina ranks second in production of Christmas trees in the United States. Scientists in North Carolina are developing a clone bank of disease and insect resistant trees. How would this be beneficial to Christmas tree growers?

The selective breeding of wild mustard has _________ _________ and produced at least four other vegetable crops.

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