Question

Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the cloned sheep Dolly?
1. The first cloned organism was the sheep dolly.
2. The cloned sheep dolly did not resemble either of the parents.
3. Wilmut developed the first clone of an adult sheep.
4. Dolly was the exact copy of the adult sheep from where the nucleus was taken.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : The cloned sheep dolly did not resemble either of the parents.

The correct answer is The cloned sheep dolly did not resemble either of the parents.

• Cloning is the process of developing exact copies or clones of a particular gene or DNA sequence using the principles of genetic engineering.
• The first cloned organism was the sheep named Dolly.
• It was developed at Roslin Research institute in Scotland in 1996.
• It was named after singer and actress Dolly Parton.
• Dolly’s birth was officially announced in 1997.
• It was cloned from a cell taken from the mammary gland of a Finn Dorset sheep and an egg cell taken from a Scottish Blackface sheep.
• It was the exact copy of the adult sheep from where the nucleus was taken.
• Dolly was an identical twin of the mother who gave her her DNA.
• Ian Wimutt is known as the father of cloning.
  • He developed the first clone of an adult sheep.
• Dolly died on 14th February 2003, at the age of six.