It Is Better to Reproductively Clone Animals That Have Useful

question 79

Multiple Choice

It is better to reproductively clone animals that have useful characteristics instead of breeding them in the traditional way because

• A) the embryo develops more quickly when it is reproductively cloned.
• B) the variation caused by sexual reproduction may affect the useful characteristic in traditional breeding.
• C) the reproductively cloned embryo requires less DNA because it is haploid.
• D) a traditionally bred animal requires more food.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

A neurotransmitter is a chemical messenger that transmits signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Eccentric Contraction

A type of muscle activation that increases tension on a muscle as it lengthens, commonly occurring during the lowering phase of a movement.

Muscle Tension

The condition in which muscles of the body remain semi-contracted for an extended period.

Contraction

The tightening of a muscle in response to a stimulus, which results in movement or tension.