Genetics sets parameters which are influenced to a greater or lesser degree by environmental influences. So a clone would be shaped by his environmental influences, which would be likely to be more different from the parent than the environmental influences that shape an identical twin. I would therefore speculate that comparing identical twins to fraternal twins, who share similar life experiences at the same time, would probably remain a better way to try to separate the influences of nature and nurture than using a person and his clone BTW, clones don't even share the early environmental influence of the uterus with their parent, which both identical and fraternal twins do. That's why it's truly hard to ignore or eliminate environmental factors. Just some thoughts in resonse to your question.
Riki Koenigsberg Michael Sylvester wrote ...would a cloned individual go through the same behavioral processes as the adult from which the DNA was taken? For example,say at the age 50 an individual donates DNA and a clone is developed. Will that cloned person go through similar crises at the age of 6 that the adult went through when he/she was six? Would we able to observe factors in the early onset of schizophrenia for that particular adult schizophrenic? And while on this subject(free associating),which would give better and definittve answers of the role of heredity,identical twins or cloned individuals? --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
