Cloning Flashcards
0
Q
How can you clone animals?
A
Divide embryos into individual cells
Transfer them into mothers
Identical cloned calfs are then born.
1
Q
How can you clone plants using cuttings?
A
Remove a small piece of a plant (stem or leaf)
Grow in the right conditions
New roots and shoots or form to give you small complete plant.
2
Q
What are the advantages of adult cell cloning?
A
produce some useful milk
save animal extinction
3
Q
What are the disadvantages of adult cell cloning?
A
Lead to cloning human babies
Reduces variety in population
4
Q
How does genetic engineering work?
A
Take a small piece of DNA from one organism
Transfer it into a completely different one
