HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the following statements best describes a clone?
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An artificial life form
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An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of both parents
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An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of one of its parents
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A type of sheep
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A clone is a group of plant/animals/cells which are produced from a single parent through asexual reproduction. Some of the common characteristics of the clones are: All the individual belonging to a single clone are identical in genotype. The phenotypic variation present within a clone is due to the environment only.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clones contain identical sets of genetic material in the nucleus-the compartment that contains the chromosomes-of every cell in their bodies. Thus, cells from two clones have the same DNA and the same genes in their nuclei.
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