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I don't think it's this simple. The structure of the egg and uterine environment play important roles in development. It's like a programming language with a
by treis 4y ago
I don't think it's this simple. The structure of the egg and uterine environment play important roles in development. It's like a programming language with a compiler written in it's own language. Losing the living animals is like losing the compiler. Using a related animal is like using a fork of the lost compiler to recompile the lost compiler. If that fork has changed something you'll end up with something slightly different than the lost one.
- rirze 4y agoI partly think the first animal born from such a process will not be a true representation of the genes it's born from-- that would require a second-generation organism borne from a pregnancy of its own kind.
- tsimionescu 4y agoYou would possibly need many more generations, if it can even be achieved, as the Tyrannosaurus born from a chicken egg is not itself a true Tyrannosaurus and may not be able to create the right kinds of eggs because of that.