Kooky Cloning

Kooky Cloning

I. What is a Clone?
Two or more living things with identical genetic
codes.

II. Natural Clones

A. Identical Twins
The fertilized egg splits and two babies develop.
They have the same genetic code.

II. Natural Clones (cont.)

B. Asexual Reproduction
Single-celled organisms (amoeba, paramecium)
split by mitosis and create two identical cells.

II. Natural Clones (cont.)

C. Plants--Vegetative Propagation
Roots or stem can produce a new plant by
mitosis (new plants have the same DNA)

III. Lab Clones

A. Embryo Twinning
Split developing embryo to create identical twins

III. Lab Clones (cont.)

B. One parent nuclear transfer (you don't
have to write an notes about how this
happens.
1. Remove DNA from an egg cell
(some eggs get destroyed in the process)

2. Deliver new genes to the egg

Extract DNA from a body cell and inject it into the
egg (may damage the DNA)

B. One parent nuclear transfer

3. Trick the egg into action
Egg needs to think its been
fertilized.
Electrical current or chemical
signals are used

4. Egg will divide by mitosis to

develop

IV. What are we cloning

around for?
A. Plants
1. Choose a strong
plant and make a
whole crop.
2. Genetically altered
plants with
resistance to pests
3. Caffeine free
coffee and tea

IV. What are we cloning

around for?
B. Animals
1.

Choose a strong animal

and make a strong herd
with favorable traits
(more wool, better milk)

2.

Endangered species or
extinct animals

3.

To make human
proteins and medicine

4.

To replace lost or dead

pets

IV. What are we Cloning

around for?

C. Humans
1. Infertility
2. To guarantee a new baby has organs compatible
with a sick child

3. To bring back people that have passed away

(loved one, geniuses from past)
4. To grow replacement organs

STEM cells - cells that can become any kind of cell