applications and outcomes

Cards (5)

  • aids in conservation of endangered species, brink of extinction or extinct species with aim of preserving biodiversity and increasing population. many of these populations have low genetic diversity which is made worse by cloning
  • plant propagation in ag ensures desiarble quality and yields produced for crop populations. however creates monoculture with no genetic diversity and if unfavourable selection pressure occurs, mass loss of crops and economic loss of farmer occurs
  • artifical embryo twining in ag ensures desirable quality and yields produced from female and male with specific traits. however creates population with no genetic diversity and unfavourable selection pressure cause mass loss of livestock and economic loss for farmer
  • cloning test animal subjects like mice and transgenic organisms like onocomous for mediale research and testing ensures offspring genetically identical to parents increasing validity of results and ensuring effects of genetic variation reduced. ethically violates animal welfare
  • reaises important ethical issues especially realted to potential use cloning humans which may conflict with religious and societal values