In cloning the sheep Dolly,a nucleus was implanted into an egg that had its nucleus removed.The result of this somatic cell transfer was a ____ egg.

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The implanted nucleus was from a somatic cell, which means it contained a diploid set of chromosomes. The egg that had its own nucleus removed also contained a diploid set of chromosomes. Therefore, the resulting egg after the transfer would also be diploid.

In Cloning the Sheep Dolly,a Nucleus Was Implanted into an Egg