Organisms Have Been Created by Nuclear Transfer Cloning, in Which

question 35

Multiple Choice

Organisms have been created by nuclear transfer cloning, in which a diploid nucleus from a somatic cell of an adult animal is injected into an enucleated egg cell to create an embryo. Among the many species thus cloned, there has been a prevalence of mitochondrial defects. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?

• A)The transferred nucleus may destroy the egg mitochondria.
• B)The egg cell may be heteroplastic before injection.
• C)The somatic cell's mitochondria may have been transferred as well.
• D)The transferred nucleus may have mutations that alter mitochondrial function.
• E)The egg nucleus may have had one or more mutations that alter mitochondrial function.

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