Cloning
Biology: AQA GCSE Higher, topic 6.2.13
Cloning
Clones are genetically identical individuals (copies), produced naturally by asexual reproduction. However, clones can also be made artificially. We can clone:
Plants
- Plants can be cloned using cuttings or tissue culture.
Animals
- Animals can be cloned using embryo transplants and adult cell cloning.
Test yourself on Cloning
Which of the following are methods of cloning?
Which of these pairs of methods can be used to clone plants?
What does it mean if two organisms are clones of each other?
A farmer produces five lambs using embryo transplants from a single embryo. One of the lambs has black wool. What can the farmer conclude about the other four lambs?
Which statement correctly compares natural cloning with artificial cloning?