What would happen if you were all clones of your mother and father rather than a genetic combination of an egg and a sperm cell?

Answer 1

So you're asking what if you were conceived as a "test tube baby" rather than the old-fashioned way. Well when looking at the egg and sperm cell (when fertilized zygote) it is dependent on the dominant and recessive genes you receive from your parents, from the mix a new person arises with similar traits to their parents. I suppose with cloning you would be an exact blend. But then again the whole recessive and dominant gene idea would re-occur. Basically, if the cloning was carried out without supervision you would essentially receive the same results as conception. But this process could be advantageous in that you would be able to have a child that is a part of both parents but with advanced genetics you could pick the parts of your child you want and ones that you do not. Such as, hair colour, eye colour, perfect pitch, mathematical ability, etc.