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Introduction;
Define Clone in Biology:
Types of Clones:
A clone is a genetically identical copy of a living organism. Clones can be produced through asexual reproduction, in which a new organism is created from a single parent, or through reproductive cloning, in which an existing organism is copied. There are two main types of clones: genomic clones, which are created from a copy of the organism’s entire genetic makeup, and somatic clones, which are created from a single cell taken from the organism.
Types of Artificial Cloning
There are three types of artificial cloning: therapeutic cloning, reproductive cloning, and gene cloning.
Therapeutic cloning is the cloning of human embryos for the purpose of extracting and using their stem cells. Stem cells can be used to treat a variety of diseases, and therapeutic cloning offers a potentially unlimited source of them.
Reproductive cloning is the cloning of a human being. This has been done only once, in 1997, when a cloned sheep named Dolly was born.
Gene cloning is the cloning of DNA segments. This is used in genetic engineering to create new organisms or to modify existing ones.
