OLogy: All About Cloning
OLogy: All About Cloning
Investigate the how and why of cloning.
In 1997, a 7-month-old sheep named Dolly became a celebrity. Dr. Ian Wilmut, a Scottish scientist, announced to the world that he had created her using a procedure called cloning. Cloning is a method that scientists use to produce a genetic copy of another individual. In other words, Dolly was a clone of her mother.
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)
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OLogy: All About Cloning
Investigate the how and why of cloning.
In 1997, a 7-month-old sheep named Dolly became a celebrity. Dr. Ian Wilmut, a Scottish scientist, announced to the world that he had created her using a procedure called cloning. Cloning is a method that scientists use to produce a genetic copy of another individual. In other words, Dolly was a clone of her mother.
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)
Science Topics
Genetics, Zoology
Animals
Sheep & Goats
K-6
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
What are you looking for?
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OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)
Website URL
Type of Resource
Article