Although controversy surrounds cloning efforts, the cloning of animals to assist efforts to
preserve genetic variation in support of endangered species conservation efforts has …

Cloning as it relates to the animal kingdom generally refers to the production of genetically
identical individuals. Because cloning is increasingly the subject of renewed attention as a …

Genetic rescue is a management tool used to decrease genetic load and increase fitness.
The technique relies on the addition of unique genomes into a population's gene pool, but …

It has been suggested that transgenics and vertebrate cloning have a role to play in
conservation. Now is the time to evaluate their risks and benefits, before these technologies …

Cloned sheep, cattle, goats, pigs and mice have now been produced using somatic cells for
nuclear transplantation. Animal cloning is still very inefficient with on average less than 10 …

This paper reviews the origin and development of animal cloning in metazoans starting with
primitive experiments performed during the late 1880's and early 1900's, followed by nuclear …

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Simple Summary Gene banks need to respond to a variety of stakeholder needs, including
rapid large-scale reconstruction of populations that may have been lost due to disease …

Domestic animals can be cloned using techniques such as embryo splitting and nuclear
transfer to produce genetically identical individuals. Although embryo splitting is limited to …

Since the advent of procedures for cloning animals, conservation biologists have proposed
using this technology to preserve endangered mammals. Here we report the successful …