Most cloning misconceptions arise from a lack of knowledge. People who do not really understand the basic principles of cloning, tend to make generalizations on whether cloning is natural or not.
� A clone would not be a normal human
The clone would be a human too, like the identical twin, as both are from a fertilized egg.
� A clone will have the same emotions as its genetic parent
A clone would not have similar feelings and emotions as its genetic parent, as the environment and upbringing of the clone shapes the clone�s emotions and outlook.
� Someone could own a clone
Although cloning is being considered as a future infertility remedy, no one could own a clone, as clones carry the same rights as a normal person.
� Cloning is �playing God� and defying his wills
Cloning does not create life, but produces life from an existing life.
� Great individuals in the past could be re-born
To have a clone, a LIVE adult cell is needed so great individuals of the past cannot be re-born.
Acknowledgements
team 24355 and Kayotic Development. ([email protected]). �Cloning Misconceptions�. ThinkQuest Internet Challenge. [Online]. Available: http://library.thinkquest.org/24355/data/reactions/misconceptions.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0626. [June 24, 2002].