Assuming that the cloning was a success, do you think that further clones could be made from the initial clone

Question

If so, will there be questions about its genetic variability and its survival value considering that diploid species are dependent upon meiosis to generate genetic variability in nature?

Answer 1

Depends on what you define as success, all current clones have had reduced lifetime and/or other anomalies, these would probably not only be perpetuated in further clones but exacerbated as well.

Answer 2

Your question is too vague.
Cloning of what? How was it cloned? What do you consider a success?
I've been working with bacteria so in that case it is very simple.
Keeping the bacteria under controlled conditions you can have as many clones as you wish.
Noise in gene expression always happens but can be reduced by special circuitry of genes.
Mutations might always happen but you can screen for them and reduce the rate by controlling the conditions.

If you are referring to taking the DNA from a somatic cell and creating an embryo by substituting the DNA of an egg with this DNA then the clone will have problems (the DNA of the somatic cell will already have some damages due to aging) and this will of course be transmitted to the new germ cells and thus to the offspring. It is possible that in this case you might have damages which don't allow proper gamete formation and thus have no offspring.

Having a lot of the same clones will of course reduce genetic variability (even if there are mutations in the clones) compared to when you have individuals with different DNA.

Answer 3

one can make as many clones from the original species. genetic variability on the other hand may be present sometimes even on the 1st clone n sometimes in the last copy. dats coz variability is a phenotypic character i.e. it's modified by the envt also n hence mutation can occur netim.
now dats y darwin's theory has had to b modified. din u kno dat???
cya then
dee

Answer 4

Since a perfect clone of ANYTHING has yet to be made, I would have to say, probably not. I think the further away from the original you get, the more degraded the material will be. This is not, after all, like digitally copying a CD.

Answer 5

clones can mutate due to environmental factors

Answer 6

I would say that the definition of success is to be able to do what you say.