Citizen Genêt

(noun)

A French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution.

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Examples of Citizen Genêt in the following topics:

  • Citizen Gênet Affair

    • The Citizen Genêt Affair threatened American neutrality during the French Revolutionary Wars.
    • The "Citizen Genêt Affair" refers to an event from 1793 to 1794, when a French minister, Edmond-Charles Genêt, was dispatched by the French National Assembly to the United States to enlist American support for France's wars with Spain and Britain.
    • Instead of traveling to Philadelphia to present himself to President Washington for accreditation, Citizen Genêt arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 8, 1793, where he remained after being met with great Democratic-Republican fanfare.
    • Genêt commissioned four privateering ships (the Republicaine, the Anti-George, the Sans-Culotte, and the Citizen Genêt) and organized American volunteers to fight Britain's Spanish allies in Florida.
    • The Citizen Genêt Affair spurred Great Britain to instruct its naval commanders in the West Indies to seize all ships trading with the French.

  • Jay's Treaty

    • After the Citizen Genêt Affair, relations between the United States and France were strained.
    • The Citizen Genêt Affair spurred Great Britain to instruct its naval commanders in the West Indies to seize all ships trading with the French.

  • Genetic Variation

    • Genetic variation is a measure of the variation that exists in the genetic makeup of individuals within population.
    • Genetic variation is a measure of the genetic differences that exist within a population.
    • The genetic variation of an entire species is often called genetic diversity.
    • New genetic variation can be created within generations in a population, so a population with rapid reproduction rates will probably have high genetic variation.
    • Populations of wild cheetahs have very low genetic variation.

  • Genetic Engineering in Animals

    • The purpose of genetic engineering in animals is to create animals with special characteristics.
    • Scientists are now capable of creating new species of animals by taking genetic material from one, or more, plants or animals, and genetically engineering them into the genes of another animal.
    • Genetically engineered animals are also created to help medical researchers in their quest to find cures for genetic disease, like breast cancer.
    • Despite this debate, the law in both the United States and in Europe, tends to support genetic engineering research and development by allowing genetically engineered animals to be patented.
    • Laboratory mice are genetically manipulated by deleting a gene for use in biomedical research.

  • Muscular Atrophy

    • People with sedentary jobs and senior citizens with decreased activity can lose muscle tone and develop significant atrophy.
    • The most common types of muscular dystrophy appear to be due to a genetic deficiency of the muscle protein dystrophin.

  • Applications of Genetic Engineering

    • Genetic engineering means the manipulation of organisms to make useful products and it has broad applications.
    • Example of a genetic engineering application in medicine: one of the earliest uses of genetic engineering in pharmaceuticals was gene splicing to manufacture large amounts of insulin, made using the cells of E. coli bacteria.
    • Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology.
    • Genetic engineering has produced a variety of drugs and hormones for medical use.
    • Laboratory mice are genetically manipulated by deleting a gene for use in biomedical research.

  • Genetic Basis of Intelligence and Learning

    • Although environment also plays an important role, genetics influence human intelligence and our capacity to learn in many ways.
    • While environmental influences play a large role, our ability to learn is also largely shaped by genetics.
    • The occurrence of neurobehavioral disorders is influenced by both genetic and non-genetic factors, and the genes directly associated with these disorders are often unknown.
    • It may even be possible to develop specific approaches to help individual students with different genetic predispositions more effectively.
    • Discuss the role genetics play in our cognition and our ability to learn.

  • The Influence of Genes on Behavior

    • To a large extent, who we are and how we behave is a result of our genetic makeup.
    • Behavioral genetics studies heritability of behavioral traits, and it overlaps with genetics, psychology, and ethology (the scientific study of human and animal behavior).
    • Genetics plays a large role in when and how learning, growing, and development occurs.
    • Classical, or Mendelian, genetics examines how genes are passed from one generation to the next, as well as how the presence or absence of a gene can be determined via sexual reproduction.
    • Gregor Mendel is known as the father of the field of genetics, and his work with plant hybridization (specifically pea plants) demonstrated that certain traits follow particular patterns.

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