Snuppy, a male Afghan hound, was created by transferring the nucleus from an ear cell of the male Afghan hound, Tai, into an enucleated egg from a donor. The embryo was transplanted into a surrogate mother to develop to term. Which of the following animals would be a genetic match for Snuppy if mitochondrial DNA were tested?
A) the egg donor
B) Tai
C) the surrogate
D) both Tai and the egg donor
E) both Tai and the surrogate

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Mitochondrial DNA is inherited almost exclusively from the egg donor, so Snuppy would be a genetic match for the egg donor in terms of mitochondrial DNA.

Snuppy, a Male Afghan Hound, Was Created by Transferring the Nucleus