No. 32  CC (Carbon Copy), the first cat produced from a clone, was created from an ovarian cell taken from her genetic donor, Rainbow. The diploid nucleus from the cell was extracted and then injected into an enucleated (remove the nucleus of) egg. The resulting zygote was then allowed to develop in a petri dish, and the cloned embryo was implanted in the uterus of a surrogate mother cat, who gave birth to CC. Rainbow is a calico cat. CC’s surrogate mother is a tabby (any cat that has a distinctive coat that features stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an "M" on its forehead). Geneticists were very interested in the outcome of cloning a calico cat, because they were not certain if the cat would have patches of orange and black, just orange or just black. Taking into account the Lyon hypothesis, explain the basis of the uncertainty.

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No. 32  CC (Carbon Copy), the first cat produced from a clone, was created from an ovarian cell taken from her genetic donor, Rainbow. The diploid nucleus from the cell was extracted and then injected into an enucleated (remove the nucleus of) egg. The resulting zygote was then allowed to develop in a petri dish, and the cloned embryo was implanted in the uterus of a surrogate mother cat, who gave birth to CC. Rainbow is a calico cat. CC’s surrogate mother is a tabby (any cat that has a distinctive coat that features stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an "M" on its forehead). Geneticists were very interested in the outcome of cloning a calico cat, because they were not certain if the cat would have patches of orange and black, just orange or just black. Taking into account the Lyon hypothesis, explain the basis of the uncertainty.

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