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Genetics and Society

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Science, Legislation, Ethics, and Society
What is science,
What is a hypothesis,
What must a hypothesis be in orde...
37  cards
GE Crops - Agriculture
Why will agriculture always be co...,
What is agriculture,
What are 3 pieces of evidence tha...
12  cards
GE Crops - Plant Breeding
What is plant breeding,
What is the point of plant breeding,
How is breeding driven by artific...
16  cards
GE Crops - Background Info and Case Studies
How are ge crops regulated compar...,
What is the source of genetic var...,
Why would we want to use genetic ...
40  cards
GE Crops - Techniques of Genetic Engineering
What is transformation,
Which two methods of transformati...,
Why do we need to be able to sele...
13  cards
GE Crops - Social, Legal, Ethical Issues
What is a plant with a novel trait,
How does canada regulate new vari...,
How does the us regulate new vari...
26  cards
Eugenics - Background Information
What is eugenics,
How can people be influenced on w...,
How can deciding who reproduces b...
10  cards
Eugenics - Germany, US, and Canada
How did eugenics ideas begin in g...,
Why was the eugenics society form...,
Why did eugenics ideas gain suppo...
29  cards
Eugenics - Pseudoscience
What are the 4 ways eugenists cla...,
Why did eugenists use animal and ...,
Why doesnt plant and animal breed...
12  cards
Prenatal Testing - Standard Testing
Can every birth defect be detecte...,
What is prenatal testing,
What are screening tests
26  cards
Prenatal Testing - Invasive and Non-invasive Tests
Why arent invasive tests part of ...,
For which 3 reasons would a woman...,
Why would a woman be offered an i...
19  cards
Prenatal Testing - IVF and PGD
What is in vitro fertilization ivf,
What is preimplantation genetic d...,
How do scientists get dna from an...
8  cards
Prenatal Testing - Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues
What are the two values concernin...,
Does canada have any laws restric...,
How much does the uk regulate ass...
23  cards
Human Genome Project
Was the human genome project a pu...,
Who was leading the private effor...,
Why did both the public and priva...
18  cards
HGP and Biobanks - Genomics
What is genetics,
What does a genetics experiment l...,
What is genomics
29  cards
HGP and Biobanks - Biobanks in the UK, US, and Canada
What is a biobank,
What sort of biological specimens...,
Are biobanks a new thing
15  cards
HGP and Biobanks - Social, Legal, Ethical Issues
How is broad consent different fr...,
Why is informed consent difficult...,
What are the logistics reasons th...
24  cards
Animal Biotechnology - Cloning
What is cloning,
Can cloning happen naturally,
What is somatic cell nuclear tran...
55  cards

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