高二英语 Unit2 Cloning 知识点讲与练（新人教版选修8）.docVIP

Book 8 Unit 2 Cloning Warming up and Pre-reading Ⅰ. 背景阅读 Cloning is the technique of producing a genetically identical duplicate of an organism. A clone is said to be all descendants derived asexually from a single individual, as by cuttings, bulbs, by fission, by mitosis, or by parthenogenesis reproduction. It sounds very different and complicated to us. In fact, in our daily life, this happens often. For example, gardeners take cuttings from growing plants to make new ones. You often see that your mother picks a small branch from a growing plant to make a new one. If she likes this kind o