2024HSCShort answer

Q25 (a)

2 marks

Question

One-Eyed Jack was a rescue dog that had been injured and lost an eye before his owner adopted him. One-Eyed Jack was cloned and the clone was born with two eyes.
Explain why the cloned dog was born with two eyes.

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Solution

Criteria	Marks
Explains the relationship between the cloning of the dog and being born with both eyes	2
Provides some relevant information	1

Sample answer:

The rescue dog had been injured and lost an eye but it still had the genetic code for two eyes which the clone inherited.

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Syllabus alignment

Module 6 · Genetic Change

Genetic TechnologiesAssess whole-organism cloning and gene cloning.

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