Who was ‘Dolly’ – the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an…
2023
Who was ‘Dolly’ – the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell?
- A.
A monkey
- B.
A sheep
- C.
A dog
- D.
A pig
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Correct answer: B
Answer: Dolly was a sheep (a Finn Dorset). Key facts: Cloning method: She was produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer — a nucleus from an adult somatic cell was transferred into an egg cell whose nucleus had been removed.