Biotechnology-Principles-And-Processes Question 148
Question: Which of the following statements represent/s ‘cloning’?
Options:
A) all of the cells are derived from one cell and are genetically identical.
B) a gene from one organism has been inserted into a vector and successfully introduced into a host cell.
C) all of the cells in a particular organism are not identical.
D) All of the above
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] If all of the cells are derived from one cell, they are all genetically identical and thus clones of one another.
If all of the cells of an organism are identical (derived from a cell isolated from another organism as seen in plant and mammalian clones), then that organism is called a clone.
Cloning also refers to creating a recombinant molecule by inserting a DNA into a plasmid vector and successfully introducing that recombinant molecule into the cell.
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