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2 marksGenetic Engineering

CSEC Biology · January 2008 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)(ii)

Egg cells from a female rabbit had their nuclei replaced with nuclei from somatic (body) cells of the rabbit after undergoing one form of cell division. These cells produced offspring identical to the female rabbit.

Suggest ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of this process.

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  1. 4(a)(i)Name EACH type of cell division illustrated in Figure 4.[2 marks]
  2. 4(a)(ii)Identify TWO differences between the processes observed in the illustrations in Figure 4.[2 marks]
  3. 4(a)(iii)Name TWO specific locations in a plant where EACH type of cell division illustrated in Figure 4 occurs.[2 marks]
  4. 4(a)(iv)Give TWO reasons why BOTH types of cell division are important in the life cycle of a plant.[4 marks]
  5. 4(b)(i)What is the name given to this process?[1 mark]
  6. 4(c)(i)Into what structure will the ovule develop?[1 mark]
  7. 4(c)(ii)Name TWO features which will show that the structure you identified at (c)(i) developed from an ovule.[2 marks]

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