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What is cloning |
The process of forming identical offspring from a single cell or tissue in the parent organ. |
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What type of reproduction is cloning considered as |
Asexual as it does not result in the variation of traits that would occur with the combination of female and male sex cells. |
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How does cloning occur in animals |
When the zygote splits into 2 after the fertilized egg undergoes mitosis |
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What does enucleated mean |
The condition where a cell does not contain a nucleus |
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What is the problem with cloning |
Moral and ethical issues. |
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What is a telomere |
It is the cap at the end of a chromosome. |
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What is telomerase |
An enzyme that acts on the telomere causing changes in length of chromosome |
