Clone
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A clone is a genetically identical copy of an organism.
About Clones
- Mitosis results in the production of clones.
- Plants can be cloned easily as any cell can become a stem cell which can differentiate to become any cell in a plant. This can even be done by simply cutting the plant in half and allowing both halves to grow.
- Humans can be cloned using juvenile stem cells. Identical twins are natural clones that have been formed without human interference.
References
AQA
- Clones, page 207, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Clones, page 252, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Clones, pages 23, 24, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
Edexcel
- Clones, page 27, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
- Clones, pages 142, 143, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
- Clones, pages 31, 50, 120, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel