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BLUEPRINT OF LIFE
Task 1
Examine the following ow charts and identify the type of reproductive technology
illustrated by each. Choose between articial insemination, in vitro fertilisation and
normal reproduction.
Chapter 5 Applications and implications of genetics
Task 1
Student Worksheet: Flow charts of reproductive
technologies

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sperm
(n)
(2n)
(2n)
(2n)
oocyte (egg)
fertilisation
meiosis
early cell
division
blastocyst (5 days)
100 cells
full term baby
(a)
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remove semen from bull
transport semen
artificial
insemination
gun
insert semen into cow
birth
(b)
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1 fertility drugs cause many ova
to ripen at the same time
4 the ova and sperm are mixed;
fertilisation takes place
5 the ova are checked to make
sure that they have been fertilised
and are growing well
6 when the fertilised ova have
divided to form tiny balls of cells,
they are placed in the mothers uterus
2 the ova are collected and
placed in a special solution
in a petri dish
3 a sample of semen
is collected
(c)
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Task 2
Annotate the ow chart below, using the notes from your textbook, to describe
each stage of the methodology of whole animal cloning.
Task 3
Students should compile a table in which they list the following technologies in
one row:
articial insemination
articial pollination
cloning
and in columns, identify current problems or contentious issues for that technology
and the direction of future biology research needed.
Extension taskBiology skills: validating sources
Read two articles from different sources (one from a scientic journal and one
from a newspapersee the websites below) that report on a similar aspect of
cloning and then determine the validity of the newspaper article as outlined in
the textbook.
sheep 1: to
be cloned
sheep 2:
egg donor
Dolly
sheep 3:
surrogate sheep
udder cell
egg cell
embryo
pregnancy
remove an egg cell
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www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986029,00.html
Time magazine, 10 March 1997, made Dolly a cover girl and told her
story.
Find a copy (try your school library or a public library) and read the full account.
This website presents short notes about the contributors of articles (on Dolly and
cloning) to Time magazine, one of whom, Coupland, states: As for the technology,
since its new, Im willing to give it a chancebut it has such a profound capacity
for abuse. He adds that that has never stopped us before.
www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3393
The abstract of the article that appeared in the scientic journal New Scientist,
February 2003, announcing Dolly the sheep dies young.
www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/17/1045330540153.html
An article that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on 18 February
2003, entitled: Dolly to be stuffed and displayed.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/dolly/135.asp
A science museum website created at a level for junior students, dedicated to
Dolly the sheep, 19962003. It is well illustrated and concise.
www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/11/16/scidolly116.xm
An article in the Telegraph newspaper in London entitled: Dolly creator Prof Ian
Wilmut shuns cloning.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/cloning/clickandclone/
Try this game! Great interactive site on cloningit helps students to think
about and understand the methodology of cloning as they go through each
step themselves.
www.thecattlesite.com/news/16609/meat-milk-from-cloned-cattle-safe
Website on cloning of Japanese cattle for meat production.