The First Cloned Cat, Called Carbon Copy, Was a Calico

question 25

Multiple Choice

The first cloned cat, called Carbon Copy, was a calico, but she looked significantly different from her female parent. Why?

• A) The environment, as well as genetics, affects phenotypic variation.
• B) Fur color genes in cats are influenced by differential acetylation patterns.
• C) Cloned animals have been found to have a higher frequency of transposon activation
• D) X inactivation in the embryo is random and produces different patterns.
• E) The telomeres of the parent's chromosomes were shorter than those of an embryo.

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