cloning

Question 1

What is a clone?

Answer 1

An organism that is genetically identical to another organism

Question 2

What is cloning?

Answer 2

The process of making a cell or group of cells by non-sexual means.

Question 3

What was the first mammal to be cloned, and when?

Answer 3

Dolly the sheep in 1997.

Question 4

What is therapeutic (human) cloning?

Answer 4

Creating human embryos in a lab to extract embryonic stem cells.

Question 5

What is reproductive cloning?

Answer 5

Cloning that produces copies of whole animals.

Question 6

What is DNA cloning?

Answer 6

Producing copies of genes or DNA segments.

Question 7

Name three possible uses of therapeutic cloning.

Answer 7

Treat infertility

Provide transplant organs

Treat diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes

Question 8

How can cloning benefit plastic or reconstructive surgery?

Answer 8

By providing tissues or cells needed for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes.

Question 9

How can cloning help with genetic disorders?

Answer 9

It may eliminate defective genes, improving health.

Question 10

How does cloning improve understanding of genetic diseases?

Answer 10

By allowing scientists to study disease progression and treatment at the genetic level.