Fragments of DNA Have Been Extracted from the Remnants of Extinct

question 4

Multiple Choice

Fragments of DNA have been extracted from the remnants of extinct woolly mammoths, amplified, and sequenced. How can these fragments of DNA now be used?

• A) to introduce certain mammoth traits into relatives, such as elephants
• B) to clone live woolly mammoths
• C) to understand the reasons why mammoths went extinct
• D) to better understand the evolutionary relationships among members of related taxa

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