PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Monozygotic (identical) twins are natural clones. Clones contain identical sets of genetic material in the nucleus-the compartment that contains the chromosomes-of every cell in their bodies. Thus, cells from two clones have the same DNA and the same genes in their nuclei.

Detailed explanation-2: -A clone is an organism or cell produced asexually from an organism and hence, they are genetically identical to their parent organism or cell. A cloned animal or plant can also be produced artificially, i.e., in a laboratory, from the cells of another animal or plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Identical twins have the same DNA as each other, but different from their parents. A clone, however, only has one parent and has exactly the same DNA as that parent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Identical twins have two biological parents, while a clone has just one genetic host. Therefore clones may have one gestational mother and one or more social parents.