She was euthanized due to a progressive lung disease and severe Arthritis. The lung disease is fairly common in sheep, it is a type of cancer called Jaagsiekte and is cause by the retrovirus JSRV.
6 years
Dolly was cloned in 1996 and was the first cloned mammal. Dolly died in 2003 at the age of six.
She was the first somewhat successfully cloned sheep, but she died young .
it was said that dolly the sheep was cloned in a farm
dolly (the sheep) is a clone of another sheep
No, Dolly the Sheep's offspring were not sterile and were very normal sheep. Dolly had six offspring during her lifetime.
Dolly the Sheep was named after Dolly Parton because the cell that was taken from the sheep to clone Dolly the sheep was a mamary gland cell, since Dolly Parton is known for her boobs Dolly was the natural choice.
The first cloned placental mammal was Dolly the Sheep. She was named after the ample chested singer dolly parton because the DNA for her egg was taken from a mammary cell of the cloned animal.
Dolly the Sheep was born on July 5, 1996.
Dolly the Sheep was born on July 5, 1996.
Dolly died from complications related to a lung infection. There was some controversy regarding Dolly's birth and death, particularly revolving around the suggestion that Dolly was subject to premature ageing, as the cell from which she was cloned was taken from a 6 year old sheep.
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