Multiple choice

The nucleus from a cell of a developed organism was transplanted to an egg cell that grew into a normal adult. On which organism was the very first nuclear transplant performed?

  1. Mouse

  2. Sheep

  3. Cat

  4. Frog

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Briggs and King published their paper showing that normal hatched tadpoles can be obtained by transplanting the nucleus of a blastula cell to the enucleated eggs of Rana pipiens (Frog).