New DNA technology might bring back the woolly mammoth

New DNA technology might bring back the woolly mammoth

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Scientists are exploring the possibility of reviving the woolly mammoth using advanced technology. By extracting incomplete DNA from frozen remains and supplementing it with DNA from modern elephants, they aim to create embryos that could grow into elephants with mammoth characteristics. If these elephants mate, their offspring might closely resemble the original woolly mammoths. Although the technology is still in development, there is potential for these creatures to once again inhabit Siberia.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of using new technology in the context of the woolly mammoth?

To create a new species of elephant

To revive the woolly mammoth

To study frozen remains

To improve modern elephant DNA

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do scientists plan to fill in the missing parts of the woolly mammoth's DNA?

By using DNA from other extinct species

By cloning existing mammoths

By using DNA from a modern elephant

By synthesizing new DNA

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the expected outcome when an elephant with mammoth DNA mates with another similar elephant?

A new species of elephant

An elephant with no mammoth traits

Offspring similar to the original woolly mammoth

A hybrid species with no resemblance to either parent

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current status of the technology needed to revive the woolly mammoth?

It is fully developed and in use

It is still in the early stages of development

It is only theoretical and not being pursued

It has been abandoned

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the potential future outcome for the woolly mammoth according to scientists?

They will remain extinct

They will be used for scientific experiments

They could roam Siberia once again

They might become a common zoo animal