genetic engineering genetic engineering simply manipulates the chromosome number of gene frequencies...
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Genetic Engineering• Genetic engineering simply
manipulates the chromosome number of gene frequencies in a population of organisms– Used to select for desired traits– May create a new species
Selective Breeding
• Artificially determining which individuals leave offspring– Done in virtually every
domesticated animal• Decreases genetic variation within
a species• May eventually lead to speciation
Inbreeding• Maintains desired trait– Only allows individuals with
desired traits to breed– Increases incidence of recessive
alleles (gene types) to be expressed
Hybridization• New individuals are produced by crossing or “blending” chromosomes and genes– Many of the foods we are eat have
been produced in this manner• Luther Burbank developed a disease
resistant potato that was exported to Ireland to fight famine caused by potato blight (type of fungus)
Inducing Mutations to Increase Variation• Polyploidy– Makes use of drugs that
prevent separation of chromosomes during meiosis
– Useful in creating new plant lines
Inducing Mutations to Increase Variation
• Bacteria can be made to mutate rapidly through external mutagens and quickly harvested and separated to grow cultures with desired traits– Bacteria can digest oil and trash– Grow human gene products– Produce disease resistance in plants– …