2007-02-07 12:53:55 · 7 answers · asked by coolcase900 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Depends. If the fossil is of something which is closely related to a living species, and still has intact DNA, then yes. For jurassic park, definitley not. To be able to clone something, it would have to be something that is pretty much extremely similar to modern-day organisms, otherwise the organism will not develop properly, if indeed it develops at all. The problem with cloning stuff is that DNA still has to be implanted in an egg cell of the same, or very similar, species, and then it has to be raised in a certain environment provided by the mother. You can't simply mix thigns up in a test tube and get a whole animal.
Edit: you can extract DNA from a fossil; under certain conditions, the DNA will still survive. Such as the amber- that will allow the DNA to still exist, even though it may not be intact.
2007-02-07 12:57:49 · answer #1 · answered by kz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very unlikely. If we learned nothing from Jurassic Park it was that frog DNA can piece back dino dna. Unfortunately that doesn't work. There is a possibility, but the tissues that contain the Dna would have to still be somewhat "alive" as in, not fossilized. So probably no dino cloning going on any time soon.
2007-02-07 20:58:41 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By definition, a fossil is rock which has replaced tissue, So no, it isn't possible. However, tissue which is "only" 100,000 years old, and well preserved may be possible to be sequenced, but it would not be intact, that is, many of the pieces are there, but they cannot be put back in long complete sections of DNA. This is what has happened with Neanderthal DNA taken from old bones. These are not fossils, however.
2007-02-07 21:47:27 · answer #3 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
There is no DNA in Fossils.
Dashes.. Missing Bits?!?! You watch way too much Jurassic Park
There are no missing bits to DNA in Fossils as there is NO DNA AT ALL in Fossils.
A Fossil is just rock. Mineral. Nothing organic.
Petrified Wood is not wood that turned to stone. The wood has gone. rotted away and the cavity left behind was filled with sediment that solidified into rock taking on a perfect Cast of the original wood.
2007-02-07 20:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Highly doubt it. You need the "fossil's" DNA to clone it.
2007-02-07 20:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by EllaBella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possible yes. can they do it right now? not a chance.
maybe someday in the future when genetics is advanced enough to figure out the missing bits, but it'd be safe to say that's a long way off.
2007-02-07 20:57:31 · answer #6 · answered by Dashes 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no..you cant clone them..the do not have any DNA. its impossible.
2007-02-07 21:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋