If a Scientist Were to Clone a Rat, the Genetic

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Multiple Choice

If a scientist were to clone a rat, the genetic code in the new rat produced would share what percentage of its genetic code with its parent(s) ?

• A) it would share 50% of its genes with its mother and 50% with its father
• B) it would share 50% with its mother, but 0% with its father
• C) it would share 50% with its father, but 0% with its mother
• D) it would have only one "parent" and would share 100% of its genetic code with it

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