Most of the MRNA and Protein Molecules in the Zygote

question 42

Multiple Choice

Most of the mRNA and protein molecules in the zygote are from the ____ because ____.

• A) mother; the fertilizing sperm contributes essentially no cytoplasm to the zygote
• B) mother; the fertilizing sperm contributes essentially no DNA to the zygote
• C) mother; the proteins in the egg degrade mRNA and protein molecules contained in the sperm
• D) father; the egg contributes essentially no cytoplasm to the zygote
• E) father; the egg contributes essentially no DNA to the zygote

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