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Published: 23.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'The Argument for and Against Cloning', 1.
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Of all the terms coined by scientists, which have entered popular vocabulary, "Clone" has become one of the more emotive. Strictly speaking a cone refers to one or more offspring derived from a single ancestor, whose genetic composition is identical to that of the ancestor. No sex is involved in the production of clones, and since sex is the normal means by which new genetic material is introduced during procreation, clones have no choice but to have the same genes as their single parent. Simply speaking, clones are identical copy of their parents.

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