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Artist Eduardo Kac includes "bio art" among his specialties.In 2000,he unveiled "Alba," an albino rabbit with some unusual features.Alba's cells produce GFP,a green fluorescent protein naturally found in a species of jellyfish.When Alba is illuminated with blue light,she fluoresces a bright lime green color.Born in France,this unique work of living art went home with Kac,his wife,and his daughter to live with them as a family pet in their Chicago home.
Which of the following describes the steps most likely used to produce Alba?

• A) Jellyfish cells were fused with rabbit embryo cells,the cells were grown for a while in a lab,and then implanted into a surrogate mother rabbit.
• B) DNA for GFP was given a rabbit regulatory sequence,injected into a fertilized rabbit egg,and implanted into a surrogate mother rabbit.
• C) The GFP gene was removed from jellyfish DNA,injected into rabbit cells,and then implanted into a surrogate mother rabbit.
• D) Jellyfish DNA was injected into an unfertilized rabbit egg,and then the egg was implanted into a surrogate mother rabbit.
• E) Jellyfish sperm were used to fertilize rabbit eggs,and resulting offspring were examined for desired traits.

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