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|livingnucleus]] of that [[ovum]] thing.#Insert the [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] of the original [[animal]] into the [[ovum]] and apply a small [[Electrical Current|electrical current]].#Implant the [[ovum]] into the [[uterus]] of another [[animal]].The new [[organism]] that is born will be a '''clone''' of the original. ===References=======AQA==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f167 ''Clone, cloning, pages 163, 222, 308-9, 362, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Cloning, page 100, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Cloning, pages 23, 201, 203-6, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Cloning, pages 29,31, 33, 179, 196, 226-229, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Cloning, pages 297-299, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']