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What term is used to describe an animal hoes genes have been altered using biotechology?
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A genetically modified organism is one that has undergone gene therapy or hormone treatments. These animals are popular now in the food industry.
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What are the effects of genes that are often altered by what?
Environment.
What is the amount of genes in an animal cell?
Genes and chromosome numbers vary from animal to animal
What are organisms that have their genes altered called?
These organisms would be called mutants.
What makes something transgenic?
A transgenic organism is one that has had its genes altered by genetic engineering and contains some of the genes of another organism as well as its own.
If an animal with 2 dominant genes for a trait has offspring with an animal with 2 recessive genes for same trait their offspring can only have what?
Their offspring will have dominant genes. However, if these offspring have offspring with an amimal with recessive genes, the recessive genes will show up.
What is biotechology?
it is possible to grow any plant we want ina test of tube in a laboratory .not only that it is also possibe to tranfer specific genes from one plant to another and to develop new varieties with certain desired characteristeristics now like plants aminals too can be produced in a laboatory this is called biotechology
What are the effects of genes that are often altered by what?
Environment.
What is the amount of genes in an animal cell?
Genes and chromosome numbers vary from animal to animal
What are organisms that have their genes altered called?
These organisms would be called mutants.
What effects of genes are often altered by the?
Environment
Can our genes be altered during life?
yes because you can change your genes and get changed to a girl to a guy or the other way around..
What is the term is used to describe a random change in an animal's genes?
Its called mutation. It sometimes happens when something is exposed to radiation too long
Are heterozygus and homozygus genes?
"Heterozygus" and homozygus" are adjectives that describe the relationship of genes, they are not genes themselves.
What makes something transgenic?
A transgenic organism is one that has had its genes altered by genetic engineering and contains some of the genes of another organism as well as its own.
If an animal with 2 dominant genes for a trait has offspring with an animal with 2 recessive genes for same trait their offspring can only have what?
Their offspring will have dominant genes. However, if these offspring have offspring with an amimal with recessive genes, the recessive genes will show up.
What is the connection between Hox genes and the diversity of animal body plans?
These genes change animal bodiesthrough duplication and loss.
How can an altered gene be passed down to every cell that developes from it?
Because cells reproduce by creating an exact copy of themselves - including any mutated or altered genes.
