In Classic Case #2,the Venter Institute filed patent #US 2007 0264688 with the U.S.Patent Office in an attempt to patent synthetic life because Venter had produced a self-replicating ________ completely under the control of a synthetic genome.

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The question states that the Venter Institute was attempting to patent synthetic life and had produced a self-replicating something (we do not know what yet) under the control of a synthetic genome. Therefore, the best choice is D, bacterial cell, as this is what Venter and his team had successfully created using synthetic genomics.

In Classic Case #2,the Venter Institute Filed Patent #US 2007