Ethical Dilemmas Raised by DNA Technology and Knowledge of the Human

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Multiple Choice

Ethical dilemmas raised by DNA technology and knowledge of the human genome include ________.

• A)the potential for interfering in evolution,only
• B)the safety of GM foods,only
• C)the potential discrimination against people predisposed to certain diseases,only
• D)all of the answer choices are correct

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Definitions:

Plant Cells

The basic structural and functional units of plants, distinguished by their rigid cell walls, chloroplasts, and large central vacuoles.

Animal Cells

Basic units of life in organisms of the kingdom Animalia, characterized by lacking cell walls and having a nucleus and other specialized organelles.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a chromosome that are connected by a centromere and eventually separated during cell division.

Mitosis

A process of cell division in eukaryotic cells that results in two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell, ensuring the maintenance of the chromosome number across generations.