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| Extinction | The disappearance of every individual of a species from the entire planet. |
| Extirpation | A local extinction of a species from a particular area. |
| Biotechnology | The use of living things to make agricultural, industrial or medicinal products. |
| Clone | A genetically identical copy of an entire organism or of its cells or genes. |
| Artificial Insemination | Artificial collection and injection of sperm from a male into a female used in livestock breeding. |
| In vitro Fertilization | Fertilization that happens outside the body, usually in a Petri dish, used in livestock breeding. |
| Genetic Engineering | Any technology that directly alters the DNA of an organism. |
| In situ Conservation | The maintenance of populations of wild organisms in their functioning ecosystems - for example National Parks. |
| Ex situ Conservation | The maintenance of organisms outside of their ecosystems or natural habitats - for example a zoo. |
