An individual that arises by reproductive cloning has a nuclear genome that is identical to __________
(a) the female who donated the egg.
(b) the adult who donated the cell for nuclear transplantation.
(c) both the female who donated the egg and the adult who donated the cell for nuclear transplantation.
(d) the foster mother in which the embryo is placed.
Choice(b) is correct. The haploid DNA in the egg is removed prior to nuclear transplantation [choices (a) and (c)]. The foster mother does not contribute to the nuclear genome of the individual [choice (d)].
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