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Originally Posted by The_Heretic
For a similar reason to why certain plants are grafted instead of planting their seeds. There may be certain traits in a unique individual that won't carry through to the offspring exactly as they're expressed in the parent [either recessive or incomplete dominance in the gene allele].
Domesticated bananas produce no seeds at all and must be grafted instead in order to be farmed.
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Yes Heretic, I know the technical reason. I'm a pot smoker, so cloning impacts my life probably more than it does yours! I was speaking more on a philosphical need. Or actual need, cows ain't thin on the ground, BTW.
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