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Dolly the sheep was born on July 5, 1996. She is considered to be the first true cloned sheep because she came from introducing genes from another sheep directly into an unfertilized egg. The same genetics team who made Dolly had cloned an adult sheep in 1995 by using an already fertilized embryo.
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Compare the genes in dolly and the sheep from which she was cloned?
Dolly and the sheep from which she was cloned have identical genes.
Is a clone a living or non living thing?
In biological terms, a clone is a living thing. For example, Dolly the sheep was a clone, and clearly she was a living thing.
Could someone clone you without your permission?
No. The fact that the science of cloning is not that far along determines that it can't be done. Cats, dogs, and sheep have been cloned but not humans. There may come time when this is possible and when that happens laws will prevent a clone without your permission.
How much did it cost to clone dolly?
I saw off a website that when the cloned dolly it cost around $50,000. Also for more information it costs 1.7 million dollars to clone a human and that is the minimum cost. Although the exact cost to clone Dolly the sheep is not publicaly known, experts have estimated around £500,000. For people with religious beliefs and others against cloning, this seems a grand waste of money.
What is the name of the first cloned sheep?
The first sheep cloned from differentiated cells were Megan and Morag in 1995 at the Roslin Institute, called 5LL2 and 5LL5 at birth. Contrary to popular belief, Dolly the sheep was not the first cloned sheep, but the first one cloned from AN ADULT CELL, in 1996. Dr. Steen Willadsen however, appears to have been the first to clone a sheep back in 1984, however he used immature embryonic cells.
Why clone a sheep?
A sheep isn't as unique as a human and they make good test subjects for such experiments
Compare the genes in dolly and the sheep from which she was cloned?
Dolly and the sheep from which she was cloned have identical genes.
How do you clone a tree?
the same way you clone a sheep
What does cloning have to do with dolly the goat?
dolly (the sheep) is a clone of another sheep
Did Ian Wilmut clone a sheep?
He cloned a sheep named Dolly.
Why did the roslin institute clone a sheep?
Mainly to see if they could clone something.
Can DNA sequencing copy or clone a piece of DNA?
yes you can as dolly the sheep was a clone
Why is dolly the sheep so popular?
because she is a clone
What is the worlds most famous clone sheep?
Dolly
Who is the aouthor of the book how to clone a sheep?
mazel richardson
How do you use the word clone in a sentence?
Either as an action verb ie: I want to clone a sheep or a 3rd person noun(Catch that clone)
Is a clone a living or non living thing?
In biological terms, a clone is a living thing. For example, Dolly the sheep was a clone, and clearly she was a living thing.
