AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

CLONING GENES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A surrogate is best described as ____
A
the organism that carries the offspring
B
the sex cell that donates half the chromosomes
C
the organism that donates the complete set of chromosomes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In contrast to research cloning, cloning for reproductive purposes does not include the interruption of the development of an embryo after a short time. Instead, the embryo is transferred into the uterus of a hormonally prepared surrogate mother that will then carry the pregnancy to term similar to a normal pregnancy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clones are organisms that are exact genetic copies. Every single bit of their DNA is identical. Clones can happen naturally-identical twins are just one of many examples. Or they can be made in the lab.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cloning is the creation of an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another. This means the two organisms share exactly the same DNA.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: Cloning is a mode of asexual reproduction.

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