3.2.27 - Cloning Animals Flashcards
Can clones be produced naturally? Prove answer
Yes, by organisms that produce offspring via asexual reproduction
What is asexual reproduction
one parent reproduction
What is reproductive cloning?
The process of generating a new organism with the same DNA as its parent.
What was the 1st animal cloned by scientists?
A tadpole
What year was the 1st animal cloned in?
1952
What type of animals have scientists been able to clone recently?
Sheep, goats, cows, mice, pigs, rabbits, and cats
What was the 1st mammal cloned from the cells of an adult via reproductive cloning technology?
A sheep
What was the name of the 1st mammal cloned
Dolly
Had other mammals been cloned before Dolly? If so, how?
Yes, but they were cloned using embryonic cells.
Humans have been cloned before. True or False.
False
Many countries have banned cloning, but it’s possible. True or False.
True
What year was the 1st mammal cloned in?
1996
In a cloned organism and its parent does the chromosomal DNA differ or does the mitochondrial DNA differ?
The mitochondrial DNA differs
With a cloned organism and its parent the chromosomal DNA is different. True of False
False
With a cloned organism and its parent the Mitochondrial DNA is the same. True or False.
False