Difference between revisions of "Human cloning"
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| − | Human cloning is the replication of a human using the DNA in the cells of the donor | + | Human cloning is the replication of a human using the DNA in the cells of the donor. |
Many of the social and legal ramifications of human cloning have not yet been addressed. For example, would a clone be the child of its donor, or its sibling (genetically, a clone is simply an artificial identical twin)? If these questions cannot be properly answered, there could be severe repercussions for inheritance laws. | Many of the social and legal ramifications of human cloning have not yet been addressed. For example, would a clone be the child of its donor, or its sibling (genetically, a clone is simply an artificial identical twin)? If these questions cannot be properly answered, there could be severe repercussions for inheritance laws. | ||
[[Category:Genetics]] | [[Category:Genetics]] | ||
Revision as of 08:58, April 16, 2007
Human cloning is the replication of a human using the DNA in the cells of the donor.
Many of the social and legal ramifications of human cloning have not yet been addressed. For example, would a clone be the child of its donor, or its sibling (genetically, a clone is simply an artificial identical twin)? If these questions cannot be properly answered, there could be severe repercussions for inheritance laws.