What is cloning

Cloning is the process of producing genetically identical individuals of an organism, either naturally or artificially. In nature, cloning occurs in asexual reproduction, where a single parent organism produces offspring that are genetically identical to itself (e.g., bacteria dividing, plants growing from cuttings). Artificially, cloning can be achieved through techniques like somatic cell nuclear transfer, where the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an enucleated egg cell, leading to the development of a genetically identical embryo.