Genetics and Cloning

Genetics and Cloning
Prior to Dolly, scientists thought if we clone liver cells, we get more liver cells. Liver cells were not going to generate muscle cells. But Dolly's birth showed otherwise ... that adult cells can be returned to their undifferentiated embryonic state and then into a complete new animal!

Dolly was the first mammal cloned from a cell from an adult animal. Specifically, Dolly was cloned from udder (mammary) cells of an adult six-year old sheep.

Here is my selection of web resources on "Genetics and Cloning". Most of them are animations.


WEB RESOURCES	DETAILS
What are clones? Source: Dolan DNA Learning Center	Watch an animation on the cloning of Dolly the sheep and Cumulina the mouse.
Basic Genetics Source: Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah	Are you a little confused by all the talk about DNA and genes? Try this animated tour presenting basic information and explanations of DNA, genes, chromosomes, inheritance and mitosis/meiosis.
Understanding Genetics - Dominant and Recessive Eye-Color Genes Source: Stanford @ The Tech	Do you have your mother's eyes or your father's? An article to help you understand dominant and recessive eye-color genes.
What are proteins? Source: Genetic Science Learning Center	Proteins are the workhorses of our bodies
Central Dogma of Biochemistry Source: John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc.	An animation that explains the process of protein synthesis. Click on "View Animation" before proceeding to "Next". How are proteins made? Source: Science Museum UK
Build a DNA Molecule Source: Genetic Science Learning Center The University of Utah	Find out how the letters A, G, C and T form a DNA molecule by building one yourself.
DNA Workshop Activity Source: PBS Science Odyssey	The activity in this section places you within the cell, involving you with the processes of DNA replication and protein synthesis.
The Cloning Fact Sheet (Graphic) Source: The National Human Genome Research Institute	Questions and Answers about Cloning
Click & Clone Source: Genetic Science Learning Center, The University of Utah	Learn about Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer by helping to create a genetically identical clone of a brown female mouse. This activity mirrors the steps from the 1998 cloning of mice at the University of Hawaii.
Is It Cloning or Not? Source: Genetic Science Learning Center, The University of Utah	Test yourself with this interactive quiz to identify 7 scenarios as cloning or not. Explanations are included after the answers.
Cloning Myths Source: Genetic Science Learning Center, The University of Utah	Instant clones? Carbon Copies? A discussion of the major misconceptions about cloning.
The Nature of Stem Cells Source: Genetic Science Learning Center, The University of Utah	An animation on stem cell basics.
Cloning Source: John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc.	An animation that explains Recombinant DNA Technology The main sections will open up sub-sections at the bottom; click on each one of these and "play" the animation before proceeding to "Next".

Information compiled in February 2006 (updated April 2019) by "Parenting the Next Generation"
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