GLOSSARY
biotechnology
: using living cells to
make useful products
cell
: a very small part of a living being
descendant
: a person or other living
creature who is related to another who
lived in the past
DNA
: a material in the cells of
plants and animals that carries
genetic information
environment
: the conditions that
influence someone or something and
affect its development or growth
fertilize
: to make an egg able to grow
and develop into a new organism
germline
: specialized cells that can
pass DNA on to the next generation
hybrid
: the offspring of two animals or
plants of different kinds
infertility
: the state of being unable
to reproduce
inherit
: to receive from a parent
IVF
: when an egg is fertilized in a lab
and then implanted into the mother’s
body to grow
mammal
: a warm-blooded animal
with hair or fur that gives birth to live
young and feeds its young milk
nucleus
: the center of a cell, which
contains genetic material
organism
: a living thing
recombinant
: made by scientists
mixing genetic material
reproductive
: having to do with
creating new life
somatic
: having to do with the body
rather than the mind
stem cell
: a simple cell that can
become any type of specialized cell,
such as a blood cell or a skin cell
therapeutic
: having to do with
health and healing
trait
: a quality or characteristic that
makes one thing different from another
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