[Campbell Biology P.477] Which statement accurately distinguishes between organismal cloning... | Practice Question
Which statement accurately distinguishes between organismal cloning, cell cloning, and the characteristics of a stem cell as described in the text?
A: Organismal cloning produces genetically identical cells, while cell cloning produces a whole organism. A stem cell is any differentiated cell.
B: Organismal cloning produces a genetically identical whole organism from a single cell, cell cloning involves asexual reproduction of a cell into genetically identical cells, and a stem cell is an unspecialized cell that can self-renew and differentiate.
C: Cell cloning is the division of a bacterium, organismal cloning is gene cloning, and stem cells always lose genetic potential.
D: All forms of cloning result in organisms that are not genetically identical to the parent. Stem cells are highly specialized.
Explanation
The text defines organismal cloning as producing a genetically identical whole organism, cell cloning as asexual reproduction of a cell into genetically identical cells like a bacterium , and a stem cell as an unspecialized cell capable of indefinite self-renewal and differentiation into specialized cell types.