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Cloning produces organisms that are:

  • A Genetically diverse, like offspring from sexual reproduction
  • B Genetically identical to the original
  • C Roughly half the size of the original organism
  • D Generally infertile, unlike sexually produced offspring

Correct answer: B. Genetically identical to the original

Explanation: Cloning creates genetically identical copies of an organism. Dolly the sheep (1996) was the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell.

Concept context

GM crops, transgenic animals, gene therapy, molecular diagnostics, and bioethics. Frequent 2–3 mark questions in NEET.

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