2. Clonation
Mª Eugenia Crenes
2º Bach
Altillo School
3. Index
o What means cloning?
o How is cloning done?
-Artificial embryo twinning
-Somatic cell nuclear transfer
o What is it used for?
o Pros and Cons
o video
o quiz
5. How is cloning done?
o There are two ways:
-artificial embryo twinning
-somatic cell nuclear transfer
6. Artificial embryo twinning
o mimics the natural process of creating
twins.
o Twins in nature: peculiar case
o Artificially:
-in a petri dish
-Surrogate mother
-Genetically equal
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/whatiscloning/twinnin
g.html
7. Somatic cell nuclear transfer
o SCNT
o Different aproach-same result
o What does SCNT mean?
o Dolly the sheep
o Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell
o Somatic cell nucleus egg cell
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/whatiscloning/scn
t.html
8. What is it used for?
o For medical purposes
-Cloning animal models of disease
-Cloning stem cells for research
-"Pharming" for drug production
o Reviving Endangered or Extinct
Species
o Reproducing a Deceased Pet
o Cloning Humans?
9. Pros and Cons of CH
Sol to
infertility Losing
in gene
humans Regenerative diversity
medicine
Repair
damaged
tissues Health
and risks
organs Ethical
Organ
transplants risks and
and other abuse of
illnesses technology