What is Cloning? What is Cloning?  A clone is an exact genetic copy of one “parent,” created using sophisticated scientific techniques. If you had a clone, it would be an exact genetic copy of you, from your hair color to any inherited disease.

Dolly the cloned sheep Dolly was cloned on July 5, 1996 and died on February 14, Dolly was cloned on July 5, 1996 and died on February 14, Dolly was the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. Dolly was the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. The cell used as the donor for the cloning of Dolly was taken from a mammary gland, and the production of a healthy clone therefore proved that a cell taken from a specific body part could recreate a whole individual. The cell used as the donor for the cloning of Dolly was taken from a mammary gland, and the production of a healthy clone therefore proved that a cell taken from a specific body part could recreate a whole individual.

Potential Benefits Other applications will also undoubtedly be discovered in the near future, such as for preserving endangered breeds and species. Other applications will also undoubtedly be discovered in the near future, such as for preserving endangered breeds and species. Scientists hope that by cloning animals it will help their research aimed at producing medicines in the milk of these mammals. Scientists hope that by cloning animals it will help their research aimed at producing medicines in the milk of these mammals. Cloned animals would also help in the fight against cancers by producing antibodies that would fight such diseases. Cloned animals would also help in the fight against cancers by producing antibodies that would fight such diseases.

Potential Problems Cloning animals through somatic cell nuclear transfer is simply inefficient. The success rate ranges from 0.1 percent to 3 percent, which means that for every 1000 tries, only one to 30 clones are made. Cloning animals through somatic cell nuclear transfer is simply inefficient. The success rate ranges from 0.1 percent to 3 percent, which means that for every 1000 tries, only one to 30 clones are made. The technology is still at early stages and currently, one in three cloned animals is born abnormally large or with other developmental problems. The technology is still at early stages and currently, one in three cloned animals is born abnormally large or with other developmental problems.

Ethic views  There are many practical problems with pet cloning, not the least of which is that the genetic duplicate may turn out to act, and even look, different from its forebear. A cloned animal may look much the same and bring back happy memories for pet lovers, but the creature they are looking at is not the same animal.  More to the point, with millions of healthy and adoptable cats and dogs being killed each year for lack of suitable homes, it's a little frivolous to be cloning departed pets.  The challenge is not to find new, absurdly expensive ways to create animals, but to curb the growth of pet populations and to foster an ethic in society that prompts people to adopt and shelter creatures in need of loving homes.

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