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5.1 identify how the following current reproductive techniques may alter the genetic composition of a population:
identify how the following current reproductive techniques may alter the genetic composition of a population:
- artificial insemination
- artificial pollination
- cloning
- In the case of all the technologies mentioned, the donor gametes or body cells have been carefully selected for predetermined characteristics – or artificially selected. In most cases, one exemplary donor contributes all the genetic material and this results in uniform offspring. Over generations, genetic variability within the species has been reduced.