Which of the Following Is NOT a Use for Biotechnology

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a use for biotechnology?

• A) Altering the intelligence levels of newborn infants
• B) Producing large quantities of particular human proteins
• C) Producing effective and safe vaccines
• D) Altering food plants to increase yields
• E) Identifying human fetuses with particular genetic diseases

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Definitions:

Recessive Genes

Genes that typically do not manifest in a phenotype unless paired with a similar gene; not dominant.

Birth Weight

The weight of a baby at the time of its birth, an important indicator of neonatal health and development.

Multiple Intelligences

The idea that people have many different types of intelligence that are independent of one another.

Linguistic Intelligence

One of the multiple intelligences proposed by Howard Gardner, involving sensitivity to spoken and written language and the ability to learn languages.