cloning
Let an agent explain cloning in its cellular, molecular and organismal forms, describe applications in research, agriculture and medicine, and present legal and ethical debates with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain cloning in its cellular, molecular and organismal forms, describe applications in research, agriculture and medicine, and present legal and ethical debates with attribution.
The production of genetically identical copies of cells, organisms or DNA, occurring naturally in asexual reproduction and achieved artificially by methods such as single-cell cloning of cell lines, molecular cloning of DNA fragments and somatic cell nuclear transfer of animals, as in livestock and commercial animal cloning; human reproductive cloning is prohibited in many countries and debated ethically, and this entry presents the science and the debates with attribution.
What it is for: Making genetically identical copies.
It can be explain forms of cloning; describe applications; present legal and ethical debates; support learning.
Distinguishing features
Genetic identity
Multiple techniques
Agricultural and research use
Regulated and debated
What it looks like
Not visible; laboratory procedures and resulting organisms.
How it is recognised
Genetically identical copies
Natural or artificial
Genome editing changes sequences rather than copying them
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - reprogramming in nuclear transfer
is related to - development of cloned embryos
In practice
Families and kinds
natural cloning in asexual reproduction
single-cell cloning of cell lines
molecular cloning of DNA
animal cloning by nuclear transfer
therapeutic cloning and stem cell research
Standards and regulation
National laws on human cloning
Animal welfare and food safety rules for cloned livestock
Research ethics and biosafety rules
Failure modes and hazards
Low success rates and animal welfare concerns
Misinformation about human cloning
Ethical controversy presented one-sidedly
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What cloning is.
Science.
Forms
Forms of cloning.
Forms
Forms.
- How do natural cloning, cell-line cloning, molecular cloning and somatic cell nuclear transfer differ? definition
- Which entry fits a specific technique? action
Nuclear
Nuclear transfer.
Nuclear
Nuclear transfer.
- How does somatic cell nuclear transfer work, and why are success rates low? definition
- What did Dolly the sheep demonstrate? provenance
Apply Applications.
Uses.
Agriculture
Livestock and commercial cloning.
Agriculture
Agriculture.
- How is cloning used in livestock breeding and commercial animal cloning, and what rules govern food from cloned animals? provenance
- Which welfare concerns are documented? provenance
Research
Research and medicine.
Research
Research.
- How are molecular cloning and therapeutic cloning used in research and regenerative medicine? provenance
- Which entry fits stem cells? action
Debate Law and ethics.
Attribution.
Law
Legal status.
Law
Law.
- How is human reproductive cloning regulated in different countries and by international declarations? provenance
- Which entry fits bioethics law? action
Ethics
Ethical debates.
Ethics
Ethics.
- What are the attributed positions in ethical debates on human and animal cloning? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did cloning develop from early embryo experiments to Dolly and beyond? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can cloning be taught with accurate science and balanced ethics? action
- Which misconceptions arise, including from fiction? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each technique be a separate entry?
- How should regulations be linked by country?
- How should ethical debates be attributed?