Scientists are able to manipulate DNA within the cells of plants, animals, and other organisms to ensure that certain advantageous traits will appear and be passed on, or that certain harmful traits are eliminated. What is the term for this process?
A. genetic engineering
B. cloning
C. genetic discrimination
D. stem cell manipulation
E. xenotransplantation
A. genetic engineering
Genetic engineering is done by scientists to manipulate DNA within the cells of plants, animals, and other organisms to ensure that certain advantageous traits will appear and be passed on, or that certain harmful traits are eliminated. A clone is an organism grown from a single cell of the parent, and thus is genetically identical to the parent. Genetic discrimination is the different treatment of individuals based on actual or presumed genetic differences. Stem cells are early embryonic cells that have the potential to become any type of body cell. Xenotransplantation is transplanting animal tissues and organs into human beings.
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