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Miller Ch.13 (taken from the bold in book)
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Biology
9th Grade
05/12/2009
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Humans use selective breeding, which takes advantage of naturally occurring genetic variation in plants,animals,and other organisms,to pass desired traits on to the next generation of organisms
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Genetic engineering has spurred the growth of biotechnology, which is a new industry that is changing the way we interact with the living world
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