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Cloning A group of genetically identical offspring produced by asexual reproduction is called a clone. The nucleus of every cell of an individual contains the genetic information needed to develop the entire organism. It is therefore possible under suitable conditions to produce a whole organism from a single cell. If a cell divides mitotically it will produce a clone. If each cell of the clone is separated and allowed to develop into the complete organism, a group of genetically identical offspring is formed. This is known as cloning. (2). Two very different procedures have been referred to as "cloning": * Embryo cloning has been successfully carried out for years on many species of animals. Some limited experimentation has been done on human embryos. * Adult DNA cloning has been used to clone a sheep, but was not tried on humans until 1998-DEC (3) Humans often think of themselves as being superior...

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