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=Welcome to the World of Cloning Wikispace! =  "Here is the key point of cloning: the egg is essentially and environment; it is the implanted nucleus with its full set of chromosomes that determines the genetic make-up of a cloned individual." - D.S. Halacy, Jr., 1974

__** What is Cloning? **__

There are many types of cloning; however, when we think of cloning today we are usually thinking about reproductive cloning. This is the type of cloning that gets all the coverage in the media. Reproductive cloning is the technlogy that is used to create another animal that has the same DNA make-up (basically a twin) as another animial that either is currently living or a prexisting animal. Dolly the sheep was created via this technology which raised the possibility of human cloning. Along with the creation of Dolly the sheep came much controversy and concern because of its scientific and ethical implications (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2009).



Reproductive Cloning is only one type of cloning that exists. Other types include Recombinant DNA Technology or DNA Cloning, and Therapeutic Cloning. Browse the site to learn all about cloning including the different types, the science behind it, the implications of cloning, future and present impact, ethical and moral considerations concerning cloning, and much much more! Knowledge is power, and the better you understand cloning, the better you can develop an opinion of your own.