The leading cause of current species extinctions is

A) global warming.
B) habitat destruction.
C) hunting.
D) diseases.


B

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Why was it initially expected that cloned animals might have a shorter life span?

a) The egg cell had elevated telomerase. b) The chromosomes of the donor nuclei had lengthened telomeres. c) The donor cell had elevated telomerase. d) The chromosomes of the donor nuclei had shortened telomeres.

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