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Describe the stages that are used to genetically modify a bacterium so that it is able to manufacture human growth hormone.

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b.

Growth hormone is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans.

Explain what is meant by the term hormone.

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c.

Traditional agriculture often uses selective breeding rather than genetic modification to improve livestock traits. Describe how selective breeding could be used to produce a herder of dairy cows with a high milk yield.

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