Variation and evolution

• binomal classification-

  • species
  • genus
  • family
  • order
  • class
  • phylum
  • kingdom
• We use classification so we know we are talking about the same species and so we can put similar organisms into similar groups
• Genetic engineering is a process that allows alleles for desired traits to be transferred into the genome of another organism
• DNA is a chemical that makes up genetic material
• a genome is the entire genetic code in an organism