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Cloning means extracting the DNA from an organism and transfer it to an egg cell, which has been cleaned from it's own DNA, in order to merge both and insert the egg cell into a "mother organism". Eventually this mother will give birth to the organism. The organism will be identical to the one which got its DNA extracted (at least at the level of DNA).

So far, it's legal to clone animals, which has been done in a handful of countries for at least 5 species (though I guess 20 is more plausible). For what I know, the "DNA donor" and "cell donor" as well as the "mother" have always been from the same species. Maybe it will be possible in the future to go beyond the scope of species barriers.

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What best expresses the degree of success that has been attained in the cloning of humans?

Cloning of humans has not been achieved successfully. Ethical concerns and technical challenges have so far made it illegal and difficult to accomplish.


Is there a limit to how far cloning should go?

Ethical considerations should guide the limits of cloning technology. Many argue that cloning should not involve creating human clones or endangering the well-being of living beings. It's important to weigh the potential benefits against the ethical concerns when determining how far cloning should go.


Is human cloning possible?

Human cloning is not possible. Many cloning attempts on our closest relatives, rhesus monkeys, have resulted in utter failure with not a single successful birth. Cloning in cattle have also resulted in very few pregnancies and even fewer are born. Most of those born suffer from bizarre illnesses that never occur in nature.


Where does new DNA come from in gene cloning?

New DNA molecules can come from various sources in gene cloning, such as PCR amplification of a specific gene, synthesis of a gene using recombinant DNA technology, or isolation of a gene from a donor organism. These DNA molecules are then inserted into a vector, such as a plasmid, to create a recombinant DNA molecule for cloning.


What are the ethical issues related to cloning?

It depends which species we are talking about. Cloning of animals and plants does not raise any new ethical issues. Cloning of human beings (which so far has not been done) raises new ethical issues. What is the legal status of cloned people - will they be granted all the same rights as other human beings? Will they be mass produced to be used as soldiers, slaves, etc.? Who will raise them? Will they be genetically modified? If so, are they still people? And so forth.

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How far along are the government in the cloning process?

Quite far


Can food nutrition be changed from cloning?

no, they won't. cloning is the exact copying of object. nutrition from the original plant come from the specified structure of DNA, and that part will be copied as well, so it won't change from just cloning


What best expresses the degree of success that has been attained in the cloning of humans?

Cloning of humans has not been achieved successfully. Ethical concerns and technical challenges have so far made it illegal and difficult to accomplish.


Is there a limit to how far cloning should go?

Ethical considerations should guide the limits of cloning technology. Many argue that cloning should not involve creating human clones or endangering the well-being of living beings. It's important to weigh the potential benefits against the ethical concerns when determining how far cloning should go.


How many people have died from human cloning?

None so far, since human cloning is probably still several years away from a technical standpoint, and probably even further from a moral, ethical, and legal standpoint.


Has anyone tried to clone a human?

so they could have butsecks with em hahahahah coll


Why do scientists clone people?

As far as is known no human cloning has taken place. Yet.


How does cloning affect society?

> What are the social impacts of cloning animals None so far. The idea that a prize racehorse or milk cow or steer can be cloned hasn't had much of an impact. Cat and dog cloning are too expensive to be of much impact. ...and cloning leopard frogs? Hey, most people don't even know about that. Nobody really knows if cloning could affect our society but, we may never know and it could have been underneath our noses the whole entire time!


How do you duplicate master balls in crystal from mobile?

i have tried multiple mobile versions of Pokemon and as far as i can tell no cloning will work therefore there is no way to duplicate anything as you normally have to put the masterball (or other item) on a Pokemon then clone. so without cloning there is no duplicating.


Is human cloning possible?

Human cloning is not possible. Many cloning attempts on our closest relatives, rhesus monkeys, have resulted in utter failure with not a single successful birth. Cloning in cattle have also resulted in very few pregnancies and even fewer are born. Most of those born suffer from bizarre illnesses that never occur in nature.


How come you lost your Kyogre and Groudon while cloning your Pokemon?

Using "cloning" Cheats is VERY Dangerous. it takes great care in doing so. (I personally don't like using cheats because it can damage your Gameboy/DS) Hope I helped!


Have any presidents come from Nevada?

No president has come from Nevada so far.