Guest guest Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 Dear All I have searched in vain for the birth data of the2 sons of Saddam Hussein and the new leaders of North and South Korea. Would any of you have this data? Thank you cynthia - Wendy Vasicek gjlist Saturday, December 28, 2002 5:27 AM [GJ] Fw: Clearing a few myths about Cloning!!! Dear Dr. Satya, >>>>Cloning: In contrast, Cloning is a form of Asexual production (contrast it with **sexual **reproduction as in the case of identical twins). Unlike a twin, a clone will carry the genome of only ONE PARENT (or donor). While identical twins are GENETICALLY IDENTICAL and have the same genome, clones share the same nuclear DNA only. They DO NOT SHARE THE SAME MITOCHONDRIAL DNA. But identical twins share even this.<<<< When sperm and egg fuse to form a diploid zygote, the new individual gets half of its nuclear genetic information, 23 chromosomes, from each parent. That 50/50 split is the basis of Mendelian inheritance. However, due to the sheer size of the egg cell, all (or nearly all) of the mitochondria in the embryo come from the mother. In other words, mitochondrial inheritance is maternal, and that's why Leber's is passed only from mother to child. With all due respect is it not so that all offspring (from one mother) carry the same mtDNA? It's irrelevant whether they're twins or not. Of course I'm not a geneticist and totally reliant on the research I've done since this news (of cloned infant) first hit the headlines. >>>>If this is the case with identical twins who share even the mitochondrial DNA, it doesn't need a Watson to guess what thecase would be with clones who do NOT share the mitochondrial DNA and just share the nuclear DNA.<<<< To my mind, for siblings not to carry the same mtDNA, they would need to have different mothers...is this not so? Also, considering that the cloned infant is an exact (genetic) replica of the (mother) donor, would the infant also not carry the same mtDna as the donor? Please do correct me if I'm wrong. >>>>In spite of sharing the same mitochondrial DNA too, it is well known that Identical twins are neither physically nor behaviorally identical to each other. They differ in their belief systems and values as well as preferences<<<< According to my limited understanding the inherited genetic code passed on from parents to offspring is what determines our histrionic, gender, and ethnic identity. I believe however its the cosmic blueprint (parabdha karma) coded into the DNA at birth that makes us all unique. If this were not so the divine science of jyotish would not be the window of creative intelligence (natural law) that it is. To determine anything about the native at all we would all have to be geneticists. A soul is born with a parabdha karma (the karma it is destined to experience in this life). When the Atman creates a new human life, the karma for that life is coded into the DNA...is this not so? This, to my mind, is the main reason that organ recipients, of genetically matched (as close as possible) organs, have to take powerful immune-suppressant drugs for the rest of their lives. The rejection is due not so much to the mismatched genes but to the incompatible parabdha karma present in the donor organ's DNA. Of course, as I said, I'm not a geneticist and I trust you'll correct me if my understanding is incorrect. Best Wishes,Wendyhttp://www.ganesh-astro.iinet.net.auOm Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya; Hare Krishna; Om Tat Sat: gjlist-http://www.goravani.comYour use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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