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changes in the genetic material
a) mutations
b) inheritance
c) natural selection
d) genes

the process in which genetic material is passed from parents to their offspring
a) inheritance
b) genetic engineering
c) gene therapy
d) mutations

DNA segments that serve as the key functional units in inheritance
a) genes
b) mutations
c) punnett square
d) genetic engineering

Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms
a) artificial selection
b) natural selection
c) animal husbandry
d) all of the answer choices

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
a) traits
b) variation
c) inheritance
d) mutation

A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
a) natural selection
b) artificial selection
c) animal husbandry
d) all of the answer choices

Differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other DNA segments
a) genetic variation
b) variation
c) natural selection
d) species

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
a) species
b) population
c) organism
d) offspring

the science of breeding and caring for farm animals
a) animal husbandry
b) artificial selection
c) natural selection
d) GMO's

A technology that includes the process of manipulating or altering the genetic material of a cell resulting in desirable functions or outcomes that would not occur naturally.
a) genetic engineering
b) gene therapy
c) GMO's
d) all of the answer choices

the transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders.
a) gene therapy
b) genetic engineering
c) GMO's
d) all of the answer choices

crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods
a) GMO's
b) gene therapy
c) genetic engineering
d) all of the answer choices

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