Question

4. 'Dolly' (Sheep) was the first cloned mammal. Find out where and how it was produced. Also, try to find out about the other animals that have been cloned.​

Answer 1

Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer.

Dolly
Dolly face closeup.jpg
Dolly's taxidermied remains
Other name(s)
6LLS (code name)
Species
Domestic sheep (Finn-Dorset)
Sex
Female
Born
5 July 1996
Roslin Institute, Midlothian, Scotland
Died
14 February 2003 (aged 6)
Roslin Institute, Midlothian, Scotland
Resting place
National Museum of Scotland (remains on display)
Nation from
Scotland
Known for
First mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell
Offspring
Six lambs (Bonnie; twins Sally and Rosie; triplets Lucy, Darcy and Cotton)
Named after
Dolly Parton[1]

Answer 2

On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep—the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell—is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. Originally code-named “6LL3,” the cloned lamb was named after singer and actress Dolly Parton.

Besides cattle and sheep, other mammals that have been cloned from somatic cells include: cat, deer, dog, horse, mule, ox, rabbit and rat. In addition, a rhesus monkey has been cloned by embryo splitting.