Your friend can't understand how it is possible to combine a somatic cell from their pet with an oocyte from a different animal and create a clone of their pet. Won't the animal that develops be the offspring of the two animals rather than a clone of the animal that donated the somatic cell? Explain to your friend why this is not the case.

Your friend can't understand how it is possible to combine a somatic cell from their pet with an oocyte from a different animal and create a clone of their pet. Won't the animal that develops be the offspring of the two animals rather than a clone of the animal that donated the somatic cell? Explain to your friend why this is not the case.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter13: An Introduction To Genetic Technology

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