How identical would cloned children be? An understanding essential to the ethical debate

How identical would cloned children be? An understanding essential to the ethical debate

The ban on human cloning in many countries worldwide is founded on an assumption that cloned children will be identical to each other and to their nuclear donor. This paper explores the scientific basis for this assumption, considering both the principles and practice of cloning in animals and compa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human reproduction update 1998-11, Vol.4 (6), p.791-811
Hauptverfasser: Edwards, RG, Beard, HK
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Bioethics
Cell Cycle
Cloning, Organism
Cytogenetics
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Humans
Nuclear Transfer Techniques
Oocytes - physiology
Twins, Monozygotic
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Zusammenfassung:The ban on human cloning in many countries worldwide is founded on an assumption that cloned children will be identical to each other and to their nuclear donor. This paper explores the scientific basis for this assumption, considering both the principles and practice of cloning in animals and comparing genetic and epigenetic variation in potential human clones with that in monozygotic twins. Keywords:cloning/epigenesis/ethics/human/monozygotic twins
ISSN:1355-4786
1460-2369
DOI:10.1093/humupd/4.6.791