DNA cloning and animal cloning...

Tue Jan 10 10:59:26 EST 1995

> I am a relative amateur when it comes to the field of Biology, but I
> have become somewhat interested in the genetic side.  After having some
> courses in Biology, I am aware that it is possible to reproduce DNA
> material.  
> However, I was wondering if someone could enlighten me on the progress
> of the cloning of animals, specifically median mammals such as dogs.  

At present they are unable to clone mammals. There were some 
experiments involving frogs nuclei from a frog's intestinal cells 
were taken and inserted into frog egg cells that had had their nuclei 
destroyed. 1 percent of the eggs produced live frogs which were 
genetically identical. So far as I know this has not been done 
successfully with mammals. 

You can produce genetically identical animals by taking a Zygote when 
it is in the 4 cell stage and separating the cells from each other and
transplanting them into different parents. Each of the cells will give
rise to a whole new animal and each of the 4 animals produced will be 
identical to the other 3. I believe this procedure is regularly done
on cows. I don't think it has been done on dogs though.    

> I would appreciate any information regarding the above topics via e-mail.
> Thank you very much for your attention and consideration!
> -Mike Woycheck
I hope this information helps. 

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