Jessy

http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/01-04/bt-corn-genetic-engineering-article.htm\

In the article “Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing,” the process of cloning and what cloning really is, is described in great detail. In this article we learn that cloning is copying the genetic information of an organism and recreating that organism’s genetic information. It states that cloning is frequently used to amplify DNA fragments containing genes. It also says that cloning does not only copy the phenotypes of an organism, but its entire genetic makeup. The article describes the numerous types of cloning in depth as well. It talks about two specific types of cloning. These two types of cloning were asexual reproduction and molecular cloning. They say that asexual reproduction is a natural form of cloning that happens in every day life. It creates two identical copies of the same organism that are equal in every way. Some examples of this form of cloning are binary fission, budding, and vegetative propagation. The article describe molecular cloning as isolating DNA sequences of interest and obtaining multiple copies of it in an organism. This type of cloning can be done in labs by professional scientists. They use somatic cells and vectors in the process of molecular cloning. This is what this article was about. Nick’s article was very interesting. It made me think about all of the different ways in which we can clone things. Its information was very accurate, according to what we have learned in biology this year, so I can make the assumption that what this article has talked about was true. It reinforced Mr. Braun’s teachings and helped me grasp a deeper understanding of the concept of cloning. This article also made me think about the ethical aspects of cloning and how they may affect our futures as humans. Because of this article I thought about how influential cloning can be, and how we can use it to our benefit. This article has also taught me the real definition of the word cloning. Before reading this article I thought that cloning was just creating a copy of something that looked like the original, but know that I have read this article I know that cloning replicates not only the phenotype of a gene but also the genotype of a specific gene. I believe that this article was very accurate and I believe that it has furthered my knowledge of a very controversial topic “cloning.”