Cloned animals are genetically identical to the
A) somatic cell donor
B) enucleated egg donor
C) surrogate mother
D) surrogate mother's mate

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Cloned animals are created by inserting the nucleus of a somatic cell (e.g. skin cell) from the donor animal into an enucleated egg cell, which is then implanted into a surrogate mother to develop. The resulting clone is genetically identical to the somatic cell donor. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

Cloned Animals Are Genetically Identical to the