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12. Describe the purpose of both therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Explain

how the two processes are similar.

Therapeutic Cloning

Reproductive Cloning Only

Similarities

Purpose is to correct health

Purpose is to create a genetic

Both are types of human-

problems; embryonic cells are

clone of an existing animal

assisted cloning; can use egg

treated to become a required tissue

for some desirable quality.

cells or stem cells; the nucleus

or organ, not another individual;

Embryo is put into surrogate

of the cell is removed and

the tissue or organism is

mother to complete

replaced with the nucleus of

transplanted back into the patient.

development.

the desired organism.

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