PHI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Somatic Cell, Genetic Engineering, Cloning
2 Apr 2017
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Gene therapy; an experimental technique for directly changing a person"s genes to prevent or treat disease. Chromosome; one of forty-six molecules containing genes and residing in the cell"s nucleus. Genetic enhancement; genetic intervention to make people better than normal, to maximize human traits and capabilities. Genetic engineering; direct genetic intervention in an organism"s genome to enhance traits and capabilities. Cloning; the production of a genetically identical copy of an existing biological entity through an asexual process. Reproductive cloning; the genetic duplication of a fully developed adult animal or human. Genes are minute, invisible, unnoticed, and seemingly inconsequential to our lives. Genes are the most powerful force we know in shaping the physical features of human life. Scientists have devised tests to ascertain genetic defects in a particular person, defects that forewarn her of serious disorders that may appear later in life.
