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CLONING (What is cloning? (2) Artificially (Plants (cutting), Animals…
CLONING
What is cloning?
making an exact copy of an organism
1) Naturally
identical twins
2) Artificially
Plants
cutting
Animals
"Dolly" the sheep
Process of Cloning
Copied
Injected to another
DNA is removed from one cell nucleus
Uses for Cloning
Clone the best livestock
Figure out how to clone extinct animals
clone new organs & body parts
help people with diseases/injuries
Ethical questions
1) Is it right to clone human embryos?
2) Animal rights; many animals suffer from experiments
Who are debating?
Scientists
Politicians
Philosophers
Problems of Cloning
1) Premature aging
"Dolly" died early
arthritis
had DNA of an adult animal
2) Genetic diversity
Diversity
helps species survive
single
less resistant to viruses/diseases