Cloning Animals Flashcards
1
Q
What process does animal cloning use
A
embryo cloning
2
Q
What is it used for
A
Making more calves each year
3
Q
What happens in embryo cloning up to embryo taken from uterus
A
top quality cow is given fertility hormones so she produces an egg
the egg gets fertilised using good bull spunk
embryo taken from uterus
4
Q
What happens once embryo is taken from uterus (cloning animals)
A
take early embryo and divide into individual cells (totipotent)
Stick into different surrogate mothers
5
Q
What is the main advantage of cloning calf embryo
A
financially get more quality
and more profit
6
Q
What is the negative to cloning calf embryo
A
reduction in diversity
