The potential use of “cloning” in the conservation effort

Effect of genetic homogeneity on behavioural variability in an object recognition test in cloned Göttingen minipigs

The number of animals used in research should be limited as much as possible. Among cloned animals, genetic variation is minimal and to the extent that behaviour is genetically determined inter-individual variability is expected to be higher among naturally bred animals. However, the cloning procedure per se might affect the resultant phenotype leading to phenotypic […]