One Type of Genetic Engineering That Is Extremely Controversial Is

question 23

Multiple Choice

One type of genetic engineering that is extremely controversial is cloning. Which of the following statements accurately describes an aspect of this process?

• A) The egg and sperm cells in our bodies are clones.
• B) A clone is an organism produced asexually from a cell from each of the parents.
• C) A clone is genetically identical to the parent.
• D) Fraternal twins are clones.
• E) Identical twins are not clones.

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Definitions:

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