cloning

Question 1

describe micropropagation

Answer 1

• small cuttings (explants) are taken from the plant you wish to clone
• the cuttings are placed in a sterile agar dish containing growth hormones
• once the new plants have grown enough they are transferred to soil

Question 2

what are two benefits of micropropagation

Answer 2

1. can produce many plants quickly
2. can produce lots of plants with desirable traits

Question 3

describe animal cell cloning

Answer 3

• the nucleus is removed from an unfertilized egg cell to create an enucleated cell
• the nucleus is removed from a cell from the animal you wish to clone
• the nucleus is placed in the enucleated cell and cell division is triggered by an electric shock
• once the embryo gets big enough it is placed in a surrogate mother

Question 4

what is an example of a human protein made by a transgenic organism

Answer 4

insulin