How long can a clone live?

The closest answer is that, like natural-born humans, a clone's lifespan varies, although they probably weren't designed to live more than 50 human years (that would make a clone 100 years old).
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Do clones have a shorter lifespan?

Myth: When clones are born, they're the same age as their donors, and don't live long. Clones are born the same way as other newborn animals: as babies.
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Who is the longest surviving clone?

That would be Kix. Due to his being frozen in stasis by the Separatists, he survived for 50 years after the end of the Clone Wars before being awakened by a pirate gang several years before the events of the sequel trilogy.
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How long do cloned dogs live?

Briefly, both Snuppy and Tai were generally healthy until both developed cancer to which they succumbed at the ages of 10 and 12 years, respectively. The longevity of both the donor and the cloned dog was close to the median lifespan of Afghan hounds which is reported to be 11.9 years.
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Why do most clones fail?

The majority of losses are due to embryonic death, a failure during the implantation process, or the development of a defective placenta.
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Do cloned dogs live longer?

The genetic identity of cloned dogs is identical to the original dogs. Dog cloning does not involve any changes to the genes of your dog. Cloned dogs live full, healthy and happy lives and are no more susceptible to health problems than any other dogs.
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Has any human been cloned?

Have humans been 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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When was the first human clone?

Many nations outlawed it, while a few scientists promised to make a clone within the next few years. The first hybrid human clone was created in November 1998, by Advanced Cell Technology.
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Is Omega the last clone?

As explained in The Bad Batch season 1, episode 9, “Bounty Lost,” Omega is the last of two pure genetic replicas of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett. Whether intended or not, Omega is also the first (and likely only) female clone of Fett.
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How quickly do clones age?

Trained from birth to be soldiers, the clones were also bred to age faster so that they would reach physical maturity within ten years.
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Who is the highest ranked clone?

Clone marshal commanders were the highest rank a clone trooper could gain within the Grand Army of the Republic. They were usually in charge of Corps-level formations. The marshal commander was an equivalent to Major Generals or Lieutenant Generals outside of the Grand Army.
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How much will it cost to clone a human?

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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Is human cloning legal?

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 take a clone from a clone?

Cannabis clones are cuttings taken from a healthy female—called a mother plant—that has been grown from seed or is itself a clone. So cuttings can be taken from clones, or clones of clones, ad infinitum. After a cutting of a growing branch is taken, it's ideally dipped in a hormone medium and then roots out.
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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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Do clones have the same memories?

One reason they don't have exactly the same personality is because cloning isn't like you see in the movies -- a clone is not the same age as the original. It doesn't have the same memories or experiences. It only shares the same DNA.
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Do clones have the same fingerprints?

Clones have fingerprints but do not have the same fingerprint. Fingerprints are not genetically created so even if they both had the same DNA they would have different fingerprints. The fingerprint is determined by the environment around it was created it and also many other things can alter it.
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What are the cons of cloning?

Cons of Cloning
  1. The process is not entirely safe and accurate. Despite being genetically identical with each other, clones will not be the same regarding behavioral attributes. ...
  2. It is regarded as unethical, and the probability of abuse is very high. ...
  3. The offspring lack genetic uniqueness. ...
  4. It is not yet fully-developed.
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How expensive is it to clone a dog?

ViaGen Pets clones dogs for $50,000 and cats for $35,000. (The price was $25,000 when Anderson paid for the cloning five years ago.) For those still undecided, the company also offers to store and preserve pets' cells for $1,600 — an amount that is included in the total cloning cost.
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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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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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Do clones ever occur naturally?

Genes, cells, tissues, and even whole animals can all be cloned. Some clones already exist in nature. Single-celled organisms like bacteria make exact copies of themselves each time they reproduce.
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Where was the first human clone?

For a time late last year, it seemed possible that human cloning had been accomplished. On Dec. 27, 2002, Brigitte Boisselier held a press conference in Florida, announcing the birth of the first human clone, called Eve.
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