The Cloning of Dolly the Sheep

question 65

Multiple Choice

The cloning of Dolly the sheep

• A) demonstrated that the nuclei from differentiated mammalian cells can retain their full genetic potential.
• B) demonstrated that differentiated cells contain only a fraction of their full genetic potential.
• C) demonstrated, for the first time, that eggs are haploid and body cells are diploid.
• D) revealed that cloned mammals most resemble the egg donor.

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