Scientists Are Able to Manipulate DNA Within the Cells of Plants

question 43

Multiple Choice

Scientists are able to manipulate DNA within the cells of plants, animals, and other organisms to ensure that certain advantageous traits will appear and be passed on, or that certain harmful traits are eliminated. What is the term for this process?

• A) genetic engineering
• B) cloning
• C) genetic discrimination
• D) stem cell manipulation
• E) xenotransplantation

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Definitions:

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases when consumer income rises, unlike normal goods, for which the opposite is observed.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers at those prices.

Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the quantity of goods that producers are willing to sell and the price of those goods.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a product demanded equals the quantity supplied.