bioethics: The study of questions of right and wrong that arise from the new biotechnologies.
chromosomes: Threadlike structures—in the nucleus of cells—that carry genetic information.
clone: A genetic duplicate of a living thing.
cystic fibrosis: A genetic disease that causes thick mucus to form and makes breathing difficult.
despotic: Tyrannical; ruling with absolute authority.
differentiation: In cells, the process of changing from the kind of cell that can develop into any part of the body to a cell of one specific kind.
DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the name of the chemical from which a cell's genetic material is made.
embryo: The earliest stage in the development of a person or animal.
eugenics: The idea of improving the human race through the control or manipulation of genes.
genes: Sets of instructions made up of DNA. They tell the cell what to do and determine the characteristics of living.....
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