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| artificial insemination | a process in which a female is fertilized through artificial means |
| in vitro fertilization | fertilization takes place outside the body in a test tube |
| surrogate mother | a substitute female who is used to carry the child until birth |
| cystic fibrosis | disease that affects the lungs and surrounding organs causing a buildup of thick mucus |
| cloning | the production of genetically identical offspring |
| genetic engineering | changing or manipulating genes in individual organisms |
| gene splicing | putting pieces of DNA from different animals together |
| Human genome project | designed to map all of the genes and chromosomes of humans |
| eugenic movement | people who believed most human characteristics were inherited |
| unltra sound | during pregnancy sound waves are used to produce a picture of fetus |
| amniocentesis | during pregnancy fluid is taken from the womb and the DNA tested for defects |
| chorionic villi sampling | during pregnancy a piece of placenta is tested for genetic defects |
| grafting | Attaching buds or twigs from a plant with desirable genetic traits to the established trunk or roots of another plant |
| embryo transfer | Embryos from one superior mother are inserted into other females |
| genetic counseling | a process in which couples who are at risk of having a chilld with a genetic disease recieve information about the disease recieve information about the disease and therisk of their child inheriting it |
| Parental diagnosis | Obtaining information, through various tests, about the health of the fetus |
| Recombinant DNA | Genes found from different types of organisms that have been spliced together |
| Mutation | A sudden change in a gene |
| Albinism | lack of normal pigmentation causes this |
| Sickle cell Anemia | Affects the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen |
| Phenylketonura | Causes inability for amino acid phenylalanine to change to tryosine |
| Tay-Sachs | Body cannot synthesize an enzyme that prevent the buildup of lipids in the brain |
| Selective breeding | Encouraging certain individuals, plants, and animals with desirable characteristics to reproduce |
