asked 215k views
4 votes
a scientist claimed that he cloned a guinea pig to produce 2 offspring a male and female. the claim is not valid why

asked
User Pondlife
by
8.8k points

1 Answer

4 votes
The claim is not valid because the clone can only be one gender. For instance, let's say the original guinea pig was male. The only way that the guinea pig offsprings are its clones is when the genetic data are IDENTICAL. It obviously isn't identical when there are two different genders.
answered
User Fake Jim
by
8.9k points
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.