1. Plant Breeing and Genetic Engineering Plant Science

2. Plant Breeding a systematic process using scientific methods in order to improve plants selection: the process of breeding for a specific trait – selective breeding is a form of genetic engineering 2www.OneLessThing.net

3. Genotype vs. Phenotype trait: a genetically determined characteristic genotype: the genetic make up of an organism phenotype: the physical characteristics of an organism 3www.OneLessThing.net

4. Cultivars cultivar: a plant that has been bred/developed to have specific and distinguishable characteristics that will be passed on to its offspring also known as a variety 4www.OneLessThing.net

5. Hybrids offspring that result from breeding individual of different varieties or species hybrid vigor: when the offspring of distinctly different individuals have traits greater than the parents mutation: a genetic variation that occurs naturally (can be a favorable trait) 5www.OneLessThing.net

6. Genetic Engineering involves altering an organisms DNA transgenic plants are created by transferring genes from a different organism to a plant is being used to make plants that are insect and/or disease resistant gentically engineered plants must be approved by the government biotechnology: the use of biological process for industrial purposes 6www.OneLessThing.net

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