Introduction to Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering

To understand what Selective Breeding is

To understand the process of genetic engineering

1.What is selective breeding?

2.Give examples of useful characteristics which people might want to develop by selective breeding.

3.When did humans first start to do selective breeding?

4.What were the first things which were bred?

5.Describe how a farmer might selectively breed his cows to produce more meat.

6.What is meant by inbreeding and why can selective breeding cause this?

7.What problems can arise because of selective breeding?

1.Why do we use genetic engineering?

2.How is genetic engineering done?

3.What are GM organisms?

4.Explain how genetic engineering is useful in agriculture (farming).

5.Explain how genetic engineering is useful in medicine.

6.Why are people concerned about doing genetic engineering in animals?

7.Why are people concerned about doing genetic engineering in plants?