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  • Question
  • Which of the following statements best describes a clone?


  • Options
  • A. An artificial life form
  • B. An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of both parents
  • C. An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of one of its parents
  • D. A type of sheep

  • Correct Answer
  • An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of one of its parents 


  • Animal Breeding and Transgenic Animal problems


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    • 1. In transgenic fish, the genes are introduced by

    • Options
    • A. microinjection in fish
    • B. viruses
    • C. transfer of whole nuclei
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. For the rapid genetic progress, embryo transfer (ET)

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    • A. will be as potent a tool as AI (artificial insemination)
    • B. will not be as potent a tool as AI (artificial insemination)
    • C. ET can't be used at all
    • D. will be a superior tool than AI
    • Discuss
    • 3. DNA microinjection into the egg has been used to produce which of the following transgenic animals?

    • Options
    • A. Mice
    • B. Chicken
    • C. Pigs
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. In which year, Dolly the first mammalian clone was born?

    • Options
    • A. 1995
    • B. 1997
    • C. 1996
    • D. 1998
    • Discuss
    • 5. The success of embryo transplantation depends upon the ability to obtain an increased number of embryos from animals of superior genetic merit, which can be achieved by the use of

    • Options
    • A. exogenous gonadatrophic hormones
    • B. endogenous gonadatrophic hormones
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following best describes artificial insemination?

    • Options
    • A. Transplanting an embryo into the uterus
    • B. Fertilization of an egg in a test tube
    • C. Selectively breeding healthy animals
    • D. Taking the sperm and placing it directly
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which part of a cell carries the information that is passed from one generation to the next?

    • Options
    • A. Cell
    • B. Nucleus
    • C. Cytoplasm
    • D. Chloroplast
    • Discuss
    • 8. Chromosomes may be isolated from metaphase cells by

    • Options
    • A. hypertonic lysis
    • B. hypotonic lysis
    • C. either (a) or (b)
    • D. isotonic lysis
    • Discuss
    • 9. The nucleous of mature unfertilized ovum may be removed by

    • Options
    • A. irradiation
    • B. surgery
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neutralization and homogenization
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is the process of choosing parent organisms for the characteristics that is wanted in their offspring?

    • Options
    • A. Active selection
    • B. Reproductive selection
    • C. Selective breeding
    • D. Breeding selection
    • Discuss


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