1. Selective Breeding

2. Think about this. Why are there so many different breeds of dogs?
How did some dogs get their unique traits?

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14. the DAWG!

15. Selective Breeding
Humans have used genetic patterns that occur naturally in dogs to pass on desired traits to the next generation. This is called selective breeding.
Selective breeding has been used to produce faster race horses, new varieties of plants, etc.

16. Inbreeding
This type of selective breeding is used to maintain certain traits in offspring.
Similar individuals are crossed in order to increase the chance of the offspring having the traits of their parents.

17. Inbreeding
This sometimes causes problems because it increases the chance that an offspring will inherit two recessive alleles that may cause a genetic defect.

18. Inbreeding
For example, some German shepherds and Labrador retrievers have joint problems because of too much inbreeding.

19. Hybridization
This is where two individuals with different traits are crossed in hopes of getting the best traits from both parents.

20. Hybridization
Suppose there was a type of corn that was very drought resistant and another type of corn that had a great flavor. What would you hope to get by crossing those two varieties?

21. Examples of Hybrid Animals
Liger

22. Examples of Hybrid Animals
Zebra horse

23. Examples of Hybrid Animals
Mule

24. Genetic Engineering
This is where scientists take bits of genetic material from one organism and insert it into another.
They hope to someday use this technique to cure genetic disorders.
YouTube - Genetic Engineering Animation

25. Genetic Disorders
Down Syndrome

26. Genetic Disorders
Sickle Cell

27. Genetic Disorders
Albinism

28. Genetic Disorders
Cystic Fibrosis

29. Cloning
This involves using the genetic information from one organism to produce an exact copy of that same organism.
A sheep named Dolly was the first mammal cloned.

30. Dolly

31. Ethics
Do you think scientists should be experimenting with and manipulating genes?