So if you have good links to websites or info on cloning and such that would be great.
2007-01-02 22:10:29 · 3 answers · asked by magpiesmn 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Cloning is an art of producing a new animals using the egg and nucleus of other animals.
CLONING was discovered by IAN WILMUT.
He created the first cloned sheep DOLLY.
He took the unfertilised egg from a one sheep and udder cells from another sheep and fused them together to form a ZYGOTE.
This zygote was kept in another(3rd) sheep which gave birth to DOLLY.
2007-01-02 22:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three meaning of cloning:
(1) create a zygote where the original genetic material is removed from the cell, and the genetic material of another is inserted. The zygote is implanted into a serogate mother, where it develops as any other zygote/fertilized egg would.
(2) non-sexual propogation, especially in the case of plants. Tissue is removed, caused to grow (often through tissue cultures or clippings), and is then subdivided into several different individuals. This happens naturally too (such as stawberries and spider plants).
(3) genetic fragment of interest in inserted into a vector (plasmid, DNA, etc) and used to transform competant bacterial cells that will replicate the vector.
Anything on simpler level -- great science fiction that makes hit movies
2007-01-03 06:04:42 · answer #2 · answered by Saphire Aurora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you get a lot of good answers.
My favourite book about clones is called Friday, it is written by Robert Heinlein. It talks about how difficult it would be to exist as a cloned person, in a world that thinks artificial people are disgusting.
This is a science fiction book from the days when cloning seemed impossible. Isn't it crazy that clones have come true?
2007-01-02 22:16:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋