Cloning

Cloning

Cloning is the process of creating an exact genetic copy of an organism, a cell, or a piece of DNA. In cloning, the genetic material from one organism is duplicated to produce another organism with the same DNA. Scientists became interested in cloning because it helps an...

Have you heard of cloning? It's the process of making an exact genetic copy of an organism.

Some organisms, such as bacteria, many plants like sugarcane, and simple animals like starfish, naturally clone themselves through asexual reproduction, but most animals cannot.

In 1997, scientists successfully created Dolly the sheep, the fir...