Which Statement About Cloned Animals Is True

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which statement about cloned animals is true?

• A) Cloning of extinct animals has been used to resurrect the wooly mammoth.
• B) Cloning has been used to preserve endangered species.
• C) Cloning of the sheep "Dolly" demonstrated the efficiency of this method of reproduction,in that all embryos transferred to a surrogate mother survived to birth.
• D) Cloning by transferring a nucleus from an embryo into an enucleated egg is less effective than transferring a nucleus from a mammary gland.
• E) The cloned sheep named "Dolly" was a clone of the Scottish blackface sheep that gave birth to Dolly.

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Definitions:

Finite Population

A population set that contains a limited number of distinct units or elements.

Hypergeometric Probability

The probability of obtaining a specific number of successes in a finite population without replacement, ideal for modeling scenarios where the probability changes on each draw.

Denotes Success

Indicates the achievement or accomplishment of a specified goal or criterion.

Denotes Failure

Indicates an instance or condition of not meeting a desired or intended objective, often used in the context of tests or experiments.