Dolly Cloned Sheep

What is cloning?

• A type of computer programming

• A process to create genetically identical organisms

• A technique for growing plants faster

• A method to enhance animal abilities

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which type of reproduction involves only one parent?

• Sexual reproduction

• Binary fission

• Asexual reproduction

• Mitosis

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What was unique about Dolly the sheep?

• She was the first mammal cloned from a somatic cell

• She was the first sheep to fly to space

• She was the largest sheep ever recorded

• She was genetically modified to produce medicines

How was the genetic material for Dolly obtained?

• From a somatic cell of another sheep

• From a plant cell

• From Dolly's own cells

• From a bacterial cell

What was the role of the electric stimulus in Dolly's creation?

• To remove the DNA from the egg cell

• To help the sheep grow faster

• To trigger cell division after nuclear transfer

• To change the genetic information