There are serious ethical issues associated with abnormalities that cause fetal or neonatal death and other abnormalities. Clone may also demonstrated accelerated aging.
However a cloned animal, if born without defect, is no different from a naturally conceived animal in its general conformation and behavior (Archer et al, 2003).
References:
- Archer, G.S. et al (2003). behavioral variation among cloned pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 81, 321-331.
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