Cloning variables

[Spider24]

What variables might cause a human clone to differ from the person who donated the genetic material?

 

Cell division or is it more involved than that?

[rakuenso]

Lol its alot more than cell divisons. The mitotic machinery itself is far from perfect, as the DNA repair mechanisms do fail once in a while. Slowly the somatic damage accumulates. There are also plenty of societal influence as well. Like I said in your other thread, you need to be more specific, I don't even know where to start.

[Yggdrasil]

Genetics does not competely define a phenotype. Environmental factors play a significant role in determining phenotype, and they can significantly alter levels of gene expression. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture

[Mokele]

To just name two, there's in-utero environment (such as nutrients or toxins the mother gets) and maternal resource provisioning (for instance, female birds will give eggs produced from a mating with a desirable male extra testosterone and more yolk, resulting in stronger, healthier babies).

 

Mokele