What is a clone?
Do you have a clone?
If you have an identical twin, then yes, you do! And this clone
has exactly the same genetic composition as you, but not the same
personality.
A clone is an exact genetic copy of a living organism. When two
organisms are clones, they have the same genome. Identical twins
are clones that develop when a single egg divides. Certain other
organisms, such as jellyfish and sea anemones can also reproduce
by cloning. You create clones yourself when you make plant cuttings.
These days, we have the lab technology to produce clones of cells
and of complete organisms.
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