Dolly the first cloned living being created at Roslin Institute in Scotland was a ........

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Dolly, the first cloned living being created at Roslin Institute in Scotland was a _____.

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SSC CGL 12 June 2019 Shift-2

cow

dog

sheep

cat

- Dolly was the first cloned living being, specifically a sheep, created at the Roslin Institute in Scotland.

- Correct Answer: Option 3 - sheep

- Dolly was born on July 5, 1996, and became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell using the process of nuclear transfer.

- Her creation marked a significant milestone in genetic science and biotechnology.

- Option 1: Cow

- This is incorrect; while cows have been cloned, Dolly was specifically a sheep.

- Option 2: Dog

- This is incorrect; the first dog was cloned much later, with "Snuppy" the Afghan hound, cloned in 2005 in South Korea.

- Option 4: Cat

- This is incorrect; the first cloned cat, "Cc" (Copycat or Carbon Copy), was born in 2001 in Texas, USA, long after Dolly.

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