2011 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2011. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.

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If it was possible to clone a cloned rat, what problems would it cause in the cloned rat?      Toni Pollin, M.S., Ph.D.: I do research on the genetics of complex traits, particularly type 2 diabetes and lipid variation. I also co-direct a Ph.D. and master's training program in human genetics. It is possible to clone a cloned rat. Various problems could potentially result from mutations occurring in the genome of the cell used to make the clone. Williamsburg Middle School in VA (7th grade student)

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