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What is an advantage of using genetic modification to produce new breeds?
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Which of the following have been produced by selective breeding A horse breeds B cat breeds C dog breeds D all of the above?
Humans have selectively bred all of these: A horse breeds B cat breeds C dog breeds Scientists also cloned-bred Dolly, a Finn Dorset sheep. Dolly was born July 5th, 1996, at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. Clone-breeding raised many controversies about cloning, while breeding raises few controversies UNLESS the breeding is known to produce defects in offspring.
What are the positive and negative effects of genetic engineering?
Genetic engineering when used on microorganisms help in the creation of new pharmaceuticals which cannot be made in any other way.Genetic engineering helps in the process of bioremediation which is the process of cleaning up waste and pollution with the help of living organisms.Genetic engineering has helped lower the overall usage of herbicide and pesticide.Genetic engineering has helped with the production of vaccines and other drugs in plants.Genetic engineering has helped produce quicker and more predictable way of generating new cultivars. Further, the cultivar properties are better known today than it was ever known before.Today, genetic engineering can produce sustainable agriculture.Genetic engineering has produced very useful genetically modified breeds which can tolerate factory farming without any suffering.In humans, genetic engineering is used to treat genetic disorders and cancer. It also helps in supplying new body parts.Although, this has not been done today, genetic engineering has the potential of creating new types of human beings with many advantageous traits.
What are the pros and cons of GMOs?
This is a somewhat complicated topic so I cannot give a compete answer, but in general, people do not agree about whether it is really possible to improve on nature. Genetic engineering allows us to give plants and animals specific traits that we want them to have, such as giving a plant resistance to a particular kind of herbicide, but what are the side effects? Is this plant still safe for humans to eat? What happens if the plant accidentally cross breeds with other plants in the wild? (And should we even be using herbicides?) So there are a lot of issues.
Arguments in favor of Animal Cloning?
The one benefit of animal cloning that will have the biggest impact on our environment is that with the technology of cloning, we can now preserve endangered breeds and species.
What is the purpose of crossbreeding programs?
The objective of crossbreeding programs is to combine the most desirable traits of select breeds in order to arrive at the desired characteristics of leanness, meatiness, feed efficiency, growth rate, and durability.
What does a animal breeder do?
An animal breeder breeds endangered species and also studies genetic codes to produce offspring with certain traits and characteristics.
Does crossbreeding usually produce breeds or hybrids?
Breeds
What 2 dog breeds produce a Yoshi?
None. Dogs are mammals and no two breeds of dogs will produce a dinosaur.
Are dog breeds produced by inbreeding or genetic engineering?
Inbreeding
Are hybrid grains genetically modified food?
Hybridization and genetic modification are two distinct processes, though some might use the terms interchangeably. Genetic modification takes a gene from one species (like a bacteria) and inserts it into another species (like corn or soybeans) in order to produce a desired trait (most often resistance to a herbicide or production of substance in the plant itself that kills insects when eaten). This is considered horizontal breeding (breeding between species). Hybridization breeds within the same species without the use of artificially inserting genes, in order to produce a desired trait. While both technically bring about changes in the genes, hybrid grains are not considered "genetically modified" foods.
Is goat a wool yielding animal?
Yes. Some breeds of goats produce wool. Angora goats produce mohair, and other breeds produce cashmere wool.
What 2 breeds produce a Yoshi?
A male and a female Yoshi produce a Yoshi.
What is the definition of genetic breeding?
genetic breeding means mixing the character of two breeds by gene transfer, this is commonly done on cotton plants to get good quality of cotton and also household animals for the benefit of the society. Anil Trali
Explain why experiments to produce new breeds of plants may help the country?
Experiments to produce new breeds of plants may help the country. These new breeds could supply enough food to feed the hungry in the country.
How do you tell the difference between look alike dog breeds?
Genetic DNA testing
Do all female cattle breeds produce milk?
Yes they do.
Do cows produce dairy products?
Specific breeds of cattle known collectively as dairy cows are bred to produce large amounts of milk as opposed to beef breeds that are bred for more size and subsequently muscle. There are also dual-purpose breeds that produce moderate amounts of milk and are more common as family cows. Holsteins, Jersey, milking Devon are common breeds of dairy cows.
