Can clones reproduce?

Myth: Offspring of clones are clones, and each generation gets weaker and weaker and has more and more problems. No, not at all. A clone produces offspring by sexual reproduction just like any other animal.
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Can clones get pregnant?

no one is infertile with cloning, all right. It has nothing to do with couple, because you don't have to be a couple to do this. It's just a technique to make a genetic duplicate.
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Who is the first human clone?

On Dec. 27, 2002, the group announced that the first cloned baby — named Eve — had been born the day before. By 2004, Clonaid claimed to have successfully brought to life 14 human clones.
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Can cloned plants reproduce?

Cloning of plants, or artificial plant propagation, commonly involves separating a portion of the parent plant in order to produce an independent plant. Almost any part of the plant, including roots, stems, and leaves, is capable of vegetative reproduction.
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Can a human be cloned?

Despite several highly publicized claims, human cloning still appears to be fiction. There currently is no solid scientific evidence that anyone has cloned human embryos.
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Would a clone have a soul?

3. It has been said that a cloned human being wouldn't have a soul, wouldn't be a unique individual; but clones would not be any less full human beings than the originals. If we have souls, then so would they. They would be no less their own persons than identical twins are.
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Is cloning illegal in the US?

There is no federal law prohibiting human cloning; as of today, federal laws and regulations only address funding and other issues indirectly connected to cloning. At the state level, however, there are laws directly prohibiting or explicitly permitting different forms of cloning.
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Can you keep cloning from clones?

As long as the plants are kept healthy, there's no real foreseeable limit to how long they can live and produce cuttings. Even when a clone is taken of a clone continuously, each subsequent clone should have the exact same genetic potential as the first.
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How long do human clones live?

If the average life expectancy of humans in the galaxy far, far away is similar to our own, it's about 70 years for men, meaning that clone life expectancy can be halved to just 35 years.
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Can a plant be cloned forever?

Dr Dilara Ally and her team at the University of British Columbia, Canada, found that the fertility of clones declines with age. This means that a tree cannot clone itself indefinitely; it must eventually sexually reproduce, or it will die.
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Can you clone yourself?

So, it's currently theoretically possible to clone yourself, although no one has done it or tried it yet. This clone would grow up to look exactly like you, be your genetic brother or sister, and have the same genetic predispositions as you do. However, this is where the similarities would end.
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Who is Eve a clone of?

Clonaid claims that Eve is a clone of a 31-year-old American woman who had donated her dna. Proving that the baby is a clone of her mother would be possible by showing that their dna is identical. But scientists are sceptical.
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Can Shadow clone have kids?

Yes, he absolutely can. Shadow Clones are clones that are made up of only chakra,and they are able to use any technique that the user can, even the Shadow Clone technique.
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Is a clone a sibling or child?

One of those societies (one of the more sensible ones) considers a clone to be the child of the cloned person if it's an adult cloning themselves to make a baby, but to be the sibling of the cloned person if the person's parents decided to clone their child.
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Can you clone a female from a male?

"Use of the tail cells indicates that it is possible to clone either sex, and probably from almost any kind of somatic cell, as long as one figures out a way to cause the cell to regress to a primitive state and capitulate gene effects," said Robert Foote, professor of animal physiology at Cornell University.
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In which countries is human cloning legal?

Belgium, Sweden and Spain allow therapeutic cloning and human embryonic stem cell use in similar frameworks to the UK, and there is now public pressure in Germany and Italy to revisit their legislation, while Ireland is already doing so.
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How much would cloning a human cost?

Some scientists believe clones would face health problems ranging from subtle but potentially lethal flaws to outright deformity. But let's ignore all that--for the moment--and cut to the bottom line: How much would it cost to clone a person? According to our estimates: about $1.7 million.
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What is a jail clone?

What does “Clone” mean? A clone is an exact replica of a host marijuana plant; it looks (and smokes) exactly like the marijuana plant that was used to create it.
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Can a clone be a mother plant?

Clones can be mother plants. They are no different from the mother plant they originate from, to begin with. Genetically they are identical and will be able to produce several clones every couple of weeks. Clones as mother plants will guarantee the reproduction of your crops stay consistent.
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Do clones need dark?

Clones need plenty of light to root and grow, but that light needs to be less intense than what you'll use once it's transplanted. T5 and CFL grow lights can offer your clones the vegging (blue) spectrum they need without the intensity that could take it out.
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Why are my clones turning yellow?

Chill Out. After a few days in its new home, a clone's leaves might start to yellow. This is completely normal and is a sign that rooting is about to start. Once roots have formed, the yellowing should start to dissipate.
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Should humans be cloned?

Human beings should not be cloned for several reasons that are going to be further discussed in this op-ed: cloning is a risky, imperfect procedure, it does not create an exact copy of an individual, and it poses ethical concerns by using human beings as a means to an end, opening up possibilities for abuse and ...
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What states allow human cloning?

Ten states, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey and Rhode Island, have "clone and kill" laws that prevent cloned embryo implantation for childbirth, but allow embryos to be destroyed.
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Can I get my pet cloned?

Viagen says it is now cloning "more and more pets every year", and has cloned "hundreds" since it first opened for business in 2015. The firm charges $50,000 (£38,000) to clone a dog, $30,000 for a cat, and $85,000 for a horse.
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