AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

CLONING GENES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fact or myth, a clone appears to be the same age as the original
A
Fact
B
Myth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Myth: Clones are always identical in looks. They have the same genes, but look a little different. That’s because of the way those genes are expressed-that is, how the information in that gene is seen in the actual animal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Age-memory "A new born clone might look like a lamb, but in terms of cellular senescence it would be much older, and the animal would start to develop diseases associated with aging at a much younger age."

Detailed explanation-3: -One reason they don’t have exactly the same personality is because cloning isn’t like you see in the movies–a clone is not the same age as the original. It doesn’t have the same memories or experiences. It only shares the same DNA.

Detailed explanation-4: -After examining more than a dozen cloned sheep old enough to be considered senior citizens-including four clones of the same ewe as Dolly-researchers concluded that they weren’t growing old any faster than sheep born through more conventional means.

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