There are many questions surrounding the concept of cloning. Is it morally correct? Are clones the exact same? To what extent does cloning affect individuality? The last question can be assessed through a variety of different viewpoints. From a psychological viewpoint cloning can affect individuality for both the original person and the clone. When thinking about clones, you have to wonder how alike they would actually be. Does a clone think in the same way that the original thinks or is there a variation. Does raising them in a different environment affect the way they think or do they develop in the same way as their original? Critics of human cloning suggest that it can cause developmental problems related to identity formation, identification, …show more content…
Kass (1997) says that the people of society will be prone to comparing the performance of a clone to that of the original’s alter ego. Although clones would be genetically identical to their original, it doesn't mean that they will have the same experiences, therefore not having the same identity. Identity is reached through a series of stages in life (Marcia, 1966, 1980) and each stage is experienced differently by each individual during development and throughout the entire lifespan (Erikson, 1950, 1968). A clone and their original can not always be at the same exact place at the same exact time as their original. This means that a clone will have entirely different experiences which would result in the clone having another identity. One way this is shown is studies on twins. Twins are much alike clones as in the way that they are very genetically similar, but they have their own experiences. The study of Segal et al (2007) underscores the influence of non-shared factors on mental development and also underlines the importance of nonshared factors on the general development. McGee (2001) who is a critic of human cloning questions whether a clone would think of
The child begins to be symbol-oriented,which means that they create a general image of things in their minds and retain them as examples of that object. At this sub-stage the child’s recognition memory improves greatly and they are able to remember routines and how certain things are done, they also begin to categorize things that are alike.
The definition of a clone is an organism that has the same genetic information as
possible, until “Dolly” (the first fully grown mammal to be cloned). A “human clone” is
In the world today, issues such as Global Warming and the War in Iraq take the front cover on any newspaper, but in the world tomorrow, the concept of cloning will become an ever-more pressing issue. How do you define the term cloning? Well, in the words of Jac...
Although the clones are genetically identical, this does not mean that they will act, or look the same as the organism from which they were cloned. “Anyone who thinks they might be able to get Spot or Fluffy back is mistaken. Cloned animals have distinct personalities, just like identical twins”, said Robert Lanza who has both successfully and unsuccessfully cloned several animals (Singer). In most cases, the clone will act different than the organism from which it was cloned because animals, including humans, are products of their environment. If a pet was abused as a baby, they will likely act timid and afraid when around people similar to their abuser for the rest of their lives, but the clone would not know to act this way because they were never abused themselves. Another example could be cats; the clone of your old pet cat may be larger than the old one, because it was fed more or does not exercise as much. Also, the cats may have different hair colors as well because their genes for hair color can randomly switch on and off. In a recen...
Human cloning destroys individuality and uniqueness. “What makes people unique is the fact that we have different genes and cloning would lose these important parts of our bodies makeup.” There would be less of a variety of people and everyone would be the same. This would not only be the good qualities, but also the bad that would pass on. Since clones and the original donor will look alike and have the same DNA, it would be nearly impossible to tell the difference. Overtime, they would lose their individuality and uniqueness. For example, say a crime was committed.
The definition of cloning on google.com is “propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone” which is right. Making a clone typically isn’t reproducing another exact replica. The only thing that may be the same about the clone and the original is the DNA that the original obtains. The clone might look different and act different. For example, when two cats were cloned the clone of the original was different than the other. Different temperaments, Different Appearance Etc. But the only thing the same about them was that their DNA was the same. The process of cloning first takes place when the nucleus of the donor egg is then removed with the empty egg, the clone source DNA is injected into the donor’s egg. Next the egg rapidly divides, repeating this process over and over into a multicellular clump. Next cells start to become a group and eventually form a specific organ such as heart, liver, and kidney. Stem cells are harvested from the embryos of 100 cells or more and finally the embryos continue to grow in size and in complexity resulting in an identical replica in genes of the original.
Cloning is defined as the process of asexually producing a group of cells, all genetically identical, from a single ancestor (College Library, 2006).” Cloning should be banned all around the world for many reasons, including the risks to the thing that is being cloned, cloning reduces genetic differences and finally it is not ethical. Almost every clone has mysteriously died even before they are born.
Cloning is a process by which genetically equal organisms are created with the same DNA. In simplest terms, clones are like twins born at different times. This procedure poses various dangers to society and humankind. One of the greatest threats this procedure creates is among
Cloning is the process of creating a cell, tissue line or even a complete organism from a single cell. The concept of cloning was introduced in 1903, and plants were the first living organisms to be cloned. Other examples of clones are trees sending up runners, worms dividing into smaller worms, populations of genetically identical bacteria and cells dividing into tissue. The word clone actually comes from the Greek root for “ twig ” ( klon ).
"To clone or not to clone?" that is the question troubling the mind's of many Americans and citizens all over the world. Imagine how life would become when millions of people start looking alike, acting alike, and thinking alike. There would be no diversity what so ever in today's society. Ban human cloning!, Jean Bethke Elshtain author of "To Clone or Not to Clone", displays a strong argument as to why human cloning should be banned. Cloning may bring advances in artificial organs, cosmetics, and age reduction; but nevertheless it takes away a human's individuality, uniqueness, and basically that person's right to live his own life.
Two organisms will never express their genes the same way, so clones might not look or act the same but they are still cones (copy cat and rainbow cat)
There have been many debates on the issue of cloning, but the main question that we have to ask ourselves is, is cloning ethical? I believe that cloning is totally immoral, but I feel that in order to understand its morality and our obligations we have to first look at both sides of the argument, as in most cases, to fully understand the whole picture. In this essay I will examine the pros and cons of cloning and then I will unpack the morality of cloning.
Cloning was a thought, a thing, something that seemed impossible, until one sheep was cloned. It was a miracle that seemed as if it could never happen once more, until once again, two monkeys were cloned, meaning they had the exact same genetic makeup of a different monkey. They were the same exact monkey, just in a different body. While some people would argue that cloning can lead to overpopulation, cloning should be permitted for research and to save endangered species.
Clone? This is where things start to get a little shaky. The answer is more of a