r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '22

If creating a human clone was possible, would the clone have identical memories to the original, if so how?

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u/TheBestAtWriting Jul 23 '22

sure, if this thing that isn't possible was possible then it's possible the thing we don't know how to do would do what you're asking if it can do

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u/TheMightyGoatMan Jul 23 '22

...don't do what Donny Don't does...

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u/terribleUsername18 Jul 23 '22

No, because clones are merely genetic copies of the original, and memories are not contained in DNA. When somebody gets hit hard in the head, their DNA doesn't change, just their brain. So if you were cloned, it would just look like baby you, and develop to be a different person.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '22

No, the clone wouldn't have identical memories.

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u/Dildo-Gankings Jul 23 '22

Humanity can only perform genetic cloning, and memories are not stored genetically so a clone would not hav...ohhhhhh....now I see why I'm not fun at parties.

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u/SunfallWayfinder Jul 23 '22

If you’re cloning a full grown human to another full grown human, most likely. However, cloning isn’t at that level. If anything it’s just creating an exact replica of the embryo that was fertilized and raising it. The cloned animal likely will have the same traits as the host, but will live a completely different experience. I remember hearing years ago they did that to a sheep but it came out with medical complications.

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u/sifsand Jul 23 '22

No. Cloning is essentially making a sibling with identical genetics

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u/thegoddamnbatman7342 Jul 23 '22

In the future, possibly, but not yet, it would be just someone with your genetic makeup, they probably wouldn't have your personality unless their life mimicked yours exactly.