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1. Process of producing genetically identical individuals
Process of producing genetically identical individualsProcess of producing genetically
identical individualsCloning is the process of producing genetically identical individuals.
Some organisms, such as bacteria, insects, or plants reproduce asexually, essentially cloning
themselves. Humans have developed techniques to clone a wide variety of mammals, and
you can see these advancements in the news often these days.ORDER NOW FOR
CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSConsider the following three cloning
landmarks:In 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved food derived
from cloned animals, not requiring these products to be labeled as “cloned” or “from clones”
(Black, 2008). The FDA explained that you would not be eating the clone itself. It takes
thousands of dollars to clone a food animal such as a cow or pig. Animals that are cloned for
improved food production are used for a breeding program to produce many offspring with
the desirable traits for increased meat or milk yield. These offspring of the clones are fair
game for food.In polo, each team has four players who ride as many as a dozen horses
during a match. Adolfo Cambiaso, the world’s number one polo player, has cloned his
favorite mare Cuartetera. He recently rode the clones to win the Superbowl of polo—the
Argentine Open! In fact, his team has won 5 years in a row (Cohen, 2015), and from 2013–
2018, he won while riding the original Cuartetera and her clones (Raymond, 2018).Barbra
Streisand was recently on the cover of Variety magazine with her cloned dogs. Ms. Streisand
explains how heartbroken she was to lose her dog after 14 years, and with advice from a
friend, had her dog cloned at ViaGen in Texas. The cost for this process is $50,000. Of four
puppies, the runt of the littler died, but Streisand kept 2 of the others and gave the third to a
daughter of a friend (Streisand, 2018).Answer the following question:Based on research
and evidence related to DNA or the process of cloning a mammal, did you find that there are
differences between a clone and a “normal” animal?Then, respond to 1 of these additional
questions:Explain your personal opinions about eating a cloned animal. Would you expect
meat or milk from a clone to taste the same as that from naturally conceived animals?Is it
fair or ethical to use cloned horses in competition?Could the $50,000 spent to clone a dog be
better spent rescuing dogs? If cost were no obstacle, would you clone a beloved pet?Refer to
your assigned textbook Concepts in Biology, Chapter 10.1: Cloning and Genetic Engineering
for details on the process of creating clone