Genetics Part 2 Vocabulary

The reproductive process that involves one parent and produces genetically identical offspring

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• pollination

• fertilization

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

the reproductive process involving two parents whose genetic material is combined to produce a new organism different from themselves.

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• binary fission

• budding

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The process of asexual reproduction in bacteria, during which a single organism becomes two independent organisms.

• budding

• binary fission

• pollination

• fertilization

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Male sperm fuse with the female egg to form the first cell of an embryo

• budding

• binary fission

• fertilization

• pollination

A permanent alteration in genetic material. It results in a sequence that is unique to an individual and unlike anyone else.

• allele

• DNA

• mutation

• RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A type of genetic engineering that can make crops grow in poor soil conditions, resist disease, tolerate drought, repel insects, produce larger fruits, and produce a higher yield, making it easier for people who live in harsh conditions to grow food

• Gene therapy

• Cloning

• Mutation

• Genetically Modified Organisms

A new organism is made that has the exact same genes as the organism from which it was produced, creating an exact copy of the organism from which it came

• Gene therapy

• Cloning

• Mutation

• Genetically Modified Organisms

Sexual reproduction causes more genetic variations than asexual variation

• False
• True

A type of genetic engineering that allows scientists to fix diseased/mutated DNA. This is done by adding or deleting segments of genes to correct or get rid of genetic disorders

• Cloning

• Gene therapy

• Mutation

• Genetically Modified Organisms

A baby whose genetic material has been selected or altered, often to include a particular gene or correct genes associated with a disease.

• Cloning

• Gene therapy

• Designer Baby

• Genetically Modified Organisms