To create ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===[[Cloning]] is when a genetically identical copy of an [[organism]] is made. ===About Cloning===: '''Cloning''' is useful for making copies of an [[organism]] that has desirable characteristics.: '''Cloning''' causes a reduction in the [[biodiversity]] of a [[population]].: '''Cloning''' [[plant]]s has been done for thousands of years and is easy to perform. A single [[plant]] can be cut into separate pieces known as 'clippings', which can then be planted. This new [[plant]] is now a '''clone''' of the first.: '''Cloning''' [[animal]]s is much more difficult. Natural clones already exist - identical twins. However, '''cloning''' an adult animal is requires several steps:#Remove the [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] from a [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] in the [[animal]] to be '''cloned'''.#Take the [[ovum]] of another [[aliveanimal]], of the same [[species]], and remove then discard the [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] of that [[ovum]].#Insert the [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] of the original [[animal]] into the [[ovum]] and apply a small [[Electrical Current|livingelectrical current]].#Implant the [[ovum]] into the [[uterus]] of another [[animal]].The new [[organism] thing] that is born will be a [[clone]] of the original.