Question

In frogs, when the nucleus of an intestinal cell of a tadpole is transferred to an egg whose nucleus has been removed (nuclear transplantation), some of the eggs will develop into normal tadpoles. This demonstrates that _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Differentiated cells have retained all their genetic potential

Explanation:

Differentiated cells are important in a multicellular organism because they are able to perform a specialised function in the body. Multicellular organisms must therefore retain some unspecialised cells that can replenish cells when needed. These unspecialised cells are called stem cells.

Answer 2

Answer: This demonstrate that the nuclei from specialized cells still held the potential to be any cell despite its specialization.

Explanation:

Sir John Bertrand Gurdon can be described to have developed more on nuclear transplantation, the technique used to clone organisms and to create stem cells.

He made the conclusion after the demonstration that the nuclei from specialized cells still held the potential develop and be any cell despite its specialization.

The question above showed us that the intestinal cell nucleus of a tadpole was transferred to an unfertilized enucleated egg cell and few uninjured grew to become develop into normal tadpoles.