What is the name and species of animal first successfully cloned by scientists?
Dolly the sheep
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What is the process called that was successful in the first cloning of an animal?
Nuclear transfer
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What is involved in the cloning of an animal?
Removing the nucleus from a body cell and placing it into an egg cell that has had its nucleus removed
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Name some advantages of cloning animals?
-mass produce animals with desirable characteristics. -produce animals that have been genetically engineered to provide human products. -produce human embryos to supply stem cells for therapy
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Why do some people think it is wrong to clone humans?
Some people think it is wrong to clone humans because they will not be 'true individuals'.
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What is the process called that was successful in the first cloning of an animal?
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Nuclear transfer
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What is involved in the cloning of an animal?
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Name some advantages of cloning animals?
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