https://www.pitara.com/tags/genetics/Recent content in Genetics on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-cloning/Sun, 07 Sep 2003 11:55:52 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-cloning/<p>Which is the most famous sheep in the world? A sheep called Dolly. But why is Dolly famous?</p> <p>That is because unlike other sheep&rsquo;s, Dolly was not born in the usual manner. She is actually a carbon copy of her mother, like an identical twin. This means that she is the twin sister of her mother who is older by six years and she does not have a father!</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-165_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-165_1_hu_902d1e90129132fe.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-165_1_hu_3907e5bfea6979d0.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-165_1_hu_902d1e90129132fe.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="What is Cloning? [Illustration by Shinod AP]" height="675" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>What is Cloning? [Illustration by Shinod AP]</figcaption> </figure> <p>Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, UK, made history on 27th February 1997, when they successfully cloned a sheep. So what is cloning?</p>