Question 1:
What is mutation?
What is mutation?
Answer:
Mutation is a change that occurs spontaneously and randomly on the genes or chromosomes, which can cause a characteristic change in the child inheriting the modified genetic materials.
Question 2:
List three factors that cause mutation.
List three factors that cause mutation.
Answer:
Radioactive radiation, X-ray and toxic chemical substances.
Question 3:
List the advantages and disadvantages of genetic research.
List the advantages and disadvantages of genetic research.
Answer:
Advantages of genetic research:
(i) Improves the quality of human life such as in the field of forensic science, gene therapy and genetic genealogy.
(ii) Genetic research helps to increase the yields in a short time.
Disadvantages of genetic research:
(i) Unethical genetic modification such as making biological weapons that can harm humans.
(ii) Genetic research that produces new species will cause the original species to become extinct
Question 4:
What problems will arise if ethics and values are not practised in genetic research?
Answer:
Human life and the environment will be threatened.
What problems will arise if ethics and values are not practised in genetic research?
Answer:
Human life and the environment will be threatened.