英语高二下人教版新课标选修8Unit2第6课时教案(文化背景知识)I
Readingcomprehension:Hello,Dolly
Britishscientistshavedonesomethingthatmanypeoplethoughtwasimpossible:theycreatedthefirstcloneofanadultmammal
Theclone,namedDolly,isaseven-month-oldsheep,grownfromacellofanadultfemalesheep
Whatisaclone
Acloneisacopy,ageneticcopy
Genesaretheinstructionsforlife
Theytellacellwhattodoandhowtodoit
Genesmakeeachindividualplantoranimaldifferentandunique
Butaclonehasthesamegenesastheoriginalorganism
Cloningisnotnew
Plantshavebeenclonedforcenturies
Newplantsareoftengrownfromcuttingsfromanotherplant
Also,plantslikepineapples,strawberriesandcarnationsaresometimescloned
Onebenefitofcloningisthatwecanmakemanycopiesofthebestandhealthiestplants
Ithasbeenmuchmoredifficulttocloneanimals
Frogshavebeencloned,buttheydiedastadpoles,neverlivingl