Genetic Engineering and Cloning

Cuttings are a way to produce many plants sexually.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Rooting powder is used for producing cuttings.

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Tissue culture is a more modern technique used to produce large numbers of plants asexually.

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Genetic variation is created when making cuttings.

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Plant breeders use cuttings to create new varieties of plants with desired characteristics.

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During tissue culture, plant cells have their cell walls removed (using enzymes) and the resulting cells are called protoplasts.

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During tissue culture the small plantlets are grown on agar jelly to which has been added minerals and other plant hormones.

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Animals can be cloned using embryo transplantation.

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During embryo transplantation, embryos are transplanted into surrogate bulls.

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Embryo transplantation enables animals to be created that are clones of each other but not clones of the parent.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1