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The use of technology to control biological processes to meet societal needs
What is Biotechnology
100
self-replicating agents that serve to transfer and replicate genetic material
What is Cloning vectors
100
cells induced into pluripotency through the introduction of genes from outside their genome
What is iPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells)
100
having the same structure inherited from a common ancestor
What is homologous
100
believed in evidence of extinction of species
Who is Cuvier
200
an organism whose genome has incorporated one or more genes from another species
What is Transgenic organism
200
cloning intended to produce adult mammals of a defined genotype
What is Reproductive cloning
200
a technique for quickly producing many copies of a specific segment of DNA
What is PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
200
believed one form of organism can evolve into another
Who is Lamarck
300
enzymes that are used in biotechnology to cut DNA into desired fragments
What is Restriction enzymes
300
cloning mammals through fusion of one somatic cell with an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed
What is Somatic cell nuclear transfer
300
living organisms can undergo modification in successive generations resulting in the formation of new, separate species
What is common descent with modification
300
a structure in an organism whose original function has been lost during the course of evolution
What is vestigial character
300
believed natural selection as a mechanism underlying evolution
Who is Wallace
400
rings of DNA that can move into bacterial cells
What is Plasmids
400
any cell that can give rise to more cells of its kind
What is a stem cell
400
traits that confer a reproductive advantage to individual organisms grow more common over successive generations
What is Natural selection
400
the physical form of an organism
What is morphology
400
believed geological forces observable today caused changes in Earth
Who is Lyell
500
a cells incorporation of genetic material from outside its boundaries
What is Transformation
500
hollowed out, fluid filled ball of 100-150 cells
What is embryonic stem cells (ESC)
500
the unified evolution theory that resulted from the convergence of several lines of biological research
What is Modern synthesis
500
determining the age of objects by measuring the decay of the radioactive elements within them
What is Radioactive dating
500
first person to perceive natural selection s the primary driving force behind descent with modification
Who is Darwin