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Applications of Cell Technology

Question 3 • Miami Biology EOC: SC.912.L.16.10: Biotechnology

What is a difference between therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning?

Answer
A
Reproductive cloning produces cells that are genetically identical, and therapeutic cloning does not.
B
Reproductive cloning produces a living organism, and therapeutic cloning does not.
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Reproductive cloning involves the transfer of genetic material, and therapeutic cloning does not.
D
Reproductive cloning requires cell division to occur, and therapeutic cloning does not.

Explanation

Reproductive cloning aims to produce a whole living organism genetically similar to the donor. Therapeutic cloning instead creates cells, such as stem cells, that may be used to develop tissues for research or treatment; it does not aim to produce an organism. Both processes involve cell division and transfer genetic material, so those are not the key difference.

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