There are two types of cloning that are used to clone animals: reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. Reproductive cloning uses technology to clone an …show more content…
Scientists remove a mature somatic cell (a cell from a living organism that isn’t a reproductive cell) from the organism they want cloned, and extract its DNA. They also remove an embryo from a female donor and extract that nucleus as well. They then take the nucleus from the somatic cell and insert it into the empty embryo. There are two different ways to insert the DNA into the embryo. Scientists can either use a needle and inject the DNA into the egg, or they can use a small electric current to fuse the DNA and the egg together. After scientists have completed this process, the new egg is placed into a test-tube so it can develop. After a certain amount of time, the egg is then inserted into the womb of an adult