2007-02-06 23:59:09 · 9 answers · asked by ROBERT G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It is true. Unlike snow-flakes, Humans have genetic material present in their body. They can be taken and then cloned. But snowflakes don't have genes. So, they can't be cloned. It is also true that snow can't be created but ice can be.<
2007-02-09 03:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by Rex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans clones would have more differences between them than snowflakes have. For one thing, several aspect of the human body are not controlled by DNA: the shape of finger prints, the pattern of blood vessels under the skin or in the retina, the color variation in the iris, the presence and location of birthmarks and moles, etc. All those things only have DNA instruction that more or less state "have them", but the exact patterns is the result of randomness.
So you can clone a human body; you can attempt at duplicating snowflakes, but there will always be variations, unless you insist on doing it at the atomic scale, copying exactly one from the other. And doing that would require tools we do not have (and a LOT of time).
2007-02-07 08:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, since cloning is meant only for living beings and it involves manipulation of genetic material. Snow flakes are nothing but a form of water and a non-living thing.
2007-02-09 08:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by Ganesh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They? They are not the scientist involved in the research. No human has been cloned. Taking here-say over fact is a big mistake.
Cloning a snowflake? Ridiculous. If you were trying to make an analogy, you need a better comparative object than a snowflake.
2007-02-07 08:14:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't "clone" a snowflake. A snowflake has no genetic material, therefore a clone is impossible to create. You can have structurally similar, maybe even identical, snowflakes, but the term clone should not be associated.
2007-02-07 12:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by stu12019 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can clone only living things! each snow flake is unique and no 2 r the same. We cannot make them. nor can we 'clone' them. Hence, they do not exist as "twins". Humans, however can be cloned because the cells can be duplicated.
2007-02-07 08:05:47 · answer #6 · answered by pulverizer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
huh?
how do you clone water!
rethink your question!
here, this is how you clone a snow flake...
add two molecules hydrogen to one molecule oxygen...and freeze.
2007-02-07 08:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a myth that all snow flakes are unique - two exact copies can be found in every one million
2007-02-07 08:05:30 · answer #8 · answered by ccsnsw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is true
2007-02-07 08:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by steven s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋