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Name: Cody
Status: Student
Age: 16
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Date: September 2004
Question:
Would it be possible to use the genetic material of two people the way you would make a clone to create a new life ?


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By definition, a clone is a genetically identical copy of a previously existing cell or organism. Combining the genetic material of two different people is what occurs during normal humna reproduction.

Ron Baker


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