Genetics and Biotechnology

Before You Read

Before you read the chapter, respond to these statements.
1. Write an A if you agree with the statement.
2. Write an D if you disagree with the statement.
Genetics and Biotechnology

Before You Read

After You Read

Hybridization is a type of selective

breeding.
Genetic engineering is the process of
breeding animals for desired traits.

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Polymerase chain reaction is a way to

make millions of copies of a fragment of
DNA.
Scientists have determined the sequence
of all human DNA.

Science Journal
Describe two examples of genetic technology that have affected your life or that you have
read about in the news.

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Main Idea

Details
Scan Section 1 of the chapter. Use the checklist as a guide.
Read all section titles.
Read all boldfaced words.
Read all tables and graphs.
Look at all pictures and read the captions.
Write three facts you discovered about genetic technology.
1.
2.
3.

Review
Vocabulary

Use your book or dictionar y to define

New
Vocabulary

Use your book or dictionar y to define each ter m. Then look

through the section to find a sentence with each ter m and write
the sentence.

selective breeding

inbreeding

test cross

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hybrid

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Main Idea
Selective
Breeding
I found this information
on page
.

Details
Summarize selective breeding by completing the prompts.
Goal:
Example:

The offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait:

Hybrid

Two different types of selective breeding:

Inbreeding

and hybridization__

Analyze inbreeding and hybridization by identifying the effect, an

advantage, and a disadvantage of each.

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on

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Advantage:
Can get
healthier
organisms

Effect:

Disadvantage:
Some animals could
be prone to more
diseases

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Main Idea
Test Cross
I found this information
on page
.

Details
Analyze the use of a test cross to deter mine the genotype of a
yellow flower by completing the prompts. The first one has been
done for you.
The genotype of the white flower: yy
Possible genotypes of the yellow flower: (Yy)(YY)
Possible
Phenotypes

Possible
Genotypes

offspring if the
yellow flower is
heterozygous

Yy

Yy

offspring if the
yellow flower is
homozygous

YY
Yy

Create a Punnett Square that shows the result of each test cross.

Yy

Yy

Homozygous:
Y
Y

yy
yy

Yy

Yy

Yy

Yy

Summarize how test crosses work by using the words

and
to complete the sentence.
In a test cross, the
reveal the

Phenotype

Genotype

of the offspring can

of the parents.

C ONNECT

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Heterozygous:
Y