| soulsamurai said: Do you ever wonder why you never hear of clones living long for animals and usually die within a few years? It is because of this. Here is a link even proving that http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/353417/is_cloning_safe.html he primary theory as to why Dolly and other clones did not survive is that of accelerated aging. Accelerated aging in this sense would be due to the shortening of telomeres. Telomeres are "the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes (Cloning)." These segments prevent genetic threads on the DNA from wearing out. Once these telomeres are completely worn out, the DNA can no longer be reproduced.
EDIT: and once again in case you missed it. The history of solid snake stating exactly as i have said above. http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Solid_Snake |
So then why did you say it had to do with him being cloned from a 50 year old man(Big Boss). That isn't supported by the links you've provided at all. This telomeres theory doesn't indicate the results would be any different no matter what the age of the cloned animal would have been whether it were a child or adult. You implied originally that it was caused by Big Boss' age at the time of cloning which means the results would have been different had Big Boss been cloned as a child instead. However your links do not support that.
I also have a link from the Human Genome Project that states clones have also been perfectly healthy and died mysteriously. One such animal from Australia had no known cause of death on it's autopsy. I don't see where accelerated age comes in there.
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