Question

question 6
lets clone mimi!
mimi - somatic cell nucleus donor (brown) megab - enucleated egg cell donor (black) moni - surrogate mother (white)
what color is the offspring/clone?
what color am i? (select one)
white
brown
black
a white
b brown
c black
d impossible to determine
question 7
what is recombinant dna technology useful in producing?
a new organs for transplant
b insulin and growth hormones
c clones
d artificial hearts and kidneys

Explanation:

Question 6

In cloning, the genetic information (which determines traits like color) comes from the nucleus donor. Here, Mimi (the brown - colored somatic cell nucleus donor) provides the nucleus. The enucleated egg (from Megab) only provides the cytoplasm (which has very little genetic influence compared to the nucleus in terms of such visible traits), and Moni (the surrogate mother) only provides the environment for development. So the clone will have the color determined by the nucleus donor.

Recombinant DNA technology is used to insert genes into host organisms (such as bacteria or yeast). For example, the gene for human insulin or growth hormone can be inserted into bacteria. The bacteria then produce these proteins. New organs for transplant mainly involve techniques like stem - cell based organogenesis and organ - printing (not recombinant DNA in the main sense here). Clones are mainly produced through nuclear transfer techniques (like in Question 6). Artificial hearts and kidneys are more in the realm of bio - engineering and materials science rather than recombinant DNA for their production.

Answer:

b. brown

Question 7