Cloning

Question 1

How is a clone made artificially?

Answer 1

1. The nucleus of an egg is removed. This removes the genetic information.
2. Then a donor’s nucleus is then placed inside the cell.
3. The cell is stimulated and so it starts dividing like a normal embryo.
4. The embryo is genetically identical to its donor cell.

Question 2

What is a clone?

Answer 2

A genetically identical organism.

Question 3

Name some natural clones.

Answer 3

Twins, bacteria, greenfly and plants(bulbs and runners)

Question 4

What does asexual reproduction mean?

Answer 4

That there is only one parent which reproduces and the offspring is genetically identical to the parent.