Meaning and Definition of Cloning

Definition of cloning

By cloning, we mean the process by which two or more cells in a living organism are reproduced identically. This process can occur naturally and artificially, thanks to the very important advancement of human beings to discover the composition of the human DNA chain from which the cell reproduction can be.
The main element of which splits to make any cloning process is the molecule that seeks to reproduce identically. It is impossible to carry out a cloning process if there is a matter to repeat since this can not be created from scratch. At the same time, it is important to know what section of matter to play as always seeks to establish the cloning from any specific need (for example, in the case of some damaged tissue that must be reassembled).
There are several types of cloning, being all of them used in science and health. While some of them, such as molecular cloning, are used mainly for laboratory, chemical analysis and medical practices, there are others, such as cell cloning, which is mostly used to provide better quality of health to certain individuals. In this second group also enter therapeutic cloning.
When you talk about cloning, it is generally thought in the controversial practices that might have intended, the development of new individuals from the structures of DNA from other already living subjects. However, as evidenced above, cloning techniques may be useful to humanity in many different ways and not only on health, but also in food engineering, in the development of chemical products, etc. In fact, cloning already applies to humans if such a process means the reproduction of tissues, cells, or damaged and recomposed body parts.