Advantages & Disadvantages of Cloning

Question 1

What are the advantages of cloning in plants and animals?

Answer 1

• all offspring will be - genetically identical - have desired trait / phenotype
  faster than artificial selection
• infertile organisms can be reproduced e.g. seedless grape

Question 2

What are the advantages of cloning in animals?

Answer 2

advantages of cloning in animals -

• all offspring wil be same gender / sex - female cows - milk production
• avoid mating risks - praying mantids

Question 3

What are the advantages of cloning in plants?

Answer 3

• faster than growing from seeds

- can be cultured indoors - any season / time of year

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of cloning in both plants and animals?

Answer 4

• there is no genetic diversity in offspring - makes them more susceptible to enviromental
  factors e.g. disease
• cloning success rate very low
• expensive and labour intensive

Question 5

What are the disadvantages of cloning in animals?

Answer 5

• cloned animals have a shorter life span e.g. dolly sheep

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of cloning in plants?

Answer 6

• contamination can destroy the whole crop