Scientists Have Recently Shown That Heaps of Intact DNA from the Extinct

question 21

Multiple Choice

Scientists have recently shown that heaps of intact DNA from the extinct wooly mammoth are retrievable from the animals' fur. A great deal of that fur is readily available in natural history museums. Such amounts of DNA make it possible to piece together the entire mammoth genome. Hence, we can expect to see mammoth clones in the not too distant future.

• A) Argument; conclusion: A great deal of that fur ... natural history museums.
• B) Nonargument.
• C) Argument; conclusion: Scientists have recently shown ... animals' fur.
• D) Argument; conclusion: We can expect to see ... in the not too distant future.
• E) Argument; conclusion: Such amounts of DNA ... the entire mammoth genome.

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