CLONING Flashcards
1
Q
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF CLONING
A
Take egg cell from donor and remove nucleus to get an enucleated egg cell
Take an adult body cell and remove the nucleus
Put nucleus from adult body cell into enucleated egg cell
Stimulate cell by electric shock
Implant egg into surrogate
2
Q
what is transgenic organism
A
organism with dna from another species
3
Q
advantage of embryo cloning
A
each offspring is identical
more offspring are produced
faster
4
Q
benefits of cutting rather than micropropagation
A
cheaper
quicker
less technical expertise needed
5
Q
how are tissues removed and transferred to the agar medium
A
cut plant with scalpel
transfer with tweezers
sterilise equipment
6
Q
what nutrients should be added to the agar
A
Nitrates for amino acids
phosphates for dna
glucose for energy
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