The Great Cloning Debate… Would You Clone Your Pooch?

by becky on in Interesting Facts 34
two pugs side by side

“How is cloning done?” you might ask. That’s a difficult concept for us but scientists seem to have it figured out.

The technique to clone a dog is surprisingly simple from a theoretical standpoint. DNA from the dog to be cloned is collected from the skin or other live cells. While the cloned DNA is being processed, a donor egg is collected from a female dog and emptied of its DNA by removing the nucleus. The cloned dog’s DNA is injected into the empty egg and fused with the embryonic contents. This embryo is then implanted into a surrogate female dog who carries and delivers the cloned puppy.

Some critics, animal advocates, point to the high price tag of cloning and question whether that money would be better disbursed on dog shelters and animal medical care.

They may have a good point. The cloning process fails most of the time. Multiple attempts sometimes are needed to produce a designer clone. However, the critics do not deter advocates who want their dogs returned to them and are willing to pay the price.

To read more go to Digital Trends.

 



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