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Unit 8 Cloning Cultural Notes Clone A group of organisms or cells that are genetically identical, having been produced from one parent by asexual reproduction. Artificial cloning of animals and cells can be achieved by teasing apart the cells of the early embryo. In genetic engineering cloning refers to the copying of DNA molecules. genetic engineering The deliberate modification of the genetic make-up (genome) of an organism by manipulation of its DNA. Since the late 1960s these techniques have held out the most exciting promise for biotechnology. Part Division Part One: Dolly the sheep, a clone, was born. Part Two: Dolly’s birth has made cloning a reality and human cloning a possibility. Part Three: People have to face the ethical problems of human cloning. Part Four: Cloning technology could benefit people in more than one way. Language Study 1. clone: any of a group of plants or animals produced from the cells of a single ancestor and therefore exactly the same as it is. e.g. Researchers produced clones from adult mice in 1998. Although two clones are identical genetically, they may develop in different ways. e.g. Researchers in Japan have cloned eight calves from the cells of a single adult cow. The idea of cloning extinct life forms still belongs to science fiction. Experiments to try to clone human embryos have met with hostility from some sections of the public. 2. give birth to: 1) bear (a bird), bring forth e.g. Although a mother panda often gives birth to two cubs, she usually abandons one of them without attempting to care for it. The research has shown that mothers who smoke give birth more frequently to premature or underweight babies. create, originate e.g. The extraordinary experience gave birth to his latest novel. Einstein gave birth to a whole new way of looking at