Genetic Engineering Refers to _________

question 45

Multiple Choice

Genetic engineering refers to _________.

• A) producing a perfect member of a species
• B) altering genes in a lab setting
• C) predicting a disease through evaluation of chromosomes
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Osmosis

The movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.

Concentration Gradient

A difference in the concentration of a substance from one point to another, as for example, across a cell membrane.

Plasmolysis

The process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution, resulting in the shrinkage of the cell membrane away from the cell wall.

Hypertonic

A solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution, leading to potential osmotic movement of water out of a cell.