Dolly the Sheep

Dolly the Sheep

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Science, Biology, Health Sciences, Engineering

6th - 12th Grade

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The video discusses the concept of artificial cloning, highlighting the challenges faced in early attempts, such as birth defects. It focuses on the breakthrough achieved by scientists at the Roslyn Institute in 1997 with the cloning of Dolly the sheep. The process involved transferring the nucleus of an adult sheep cell into an egg cell. Dolly's creation raised ethical concerns due to her premature aging and early death. Despite these issues, the technology has potential applications in medicine, such as producing human proteins in livestock milk and possibly cloning human organs for transplants.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the initial challenges faced in the early stages of animal cloning?

Ethical concerns

Birth defects and early deaths

Lack of suitable technology

High cost of cloning

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significant achievement announced by the Roslyn Institute in 1997?

First cloned plant

First cloned adult animal

First cloned insect

First human clone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the original codename given to Dolly the sheep?

D3LL

6LL3

3LL6

LL36

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a notable characteristic of Dolly's lifespan?

She lived twice as long as an average sheep

She lived longer than any other cloned animal

She lived half the lifespan of an average sheep

She lived exactly the average lifespan of a sheep

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How might transgenic sheep be used in the future according to the video?

To produce more wool

To improve sheep intelligence

To clone human organs for transplant

To increase milk production