My understanding is very high level here, but cloning originally meant that the cloned animal would have a shortened life span. If the original animal was to live to 60, and was 30 when cloned - the cloned animal would only live for about 30 years. This hasn't held true for all clones though, and was theorized to be caused by shortened telomeres in the clones
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My understanding is very high level here, but cloning originally meant that the cloned animal would have a shortened life span. If the original animal was to live to 60, and was 30 when cloned - the cloned animal would only live for about 30 years. This hasn't held true for all clones though, and was theorized to be caused by shortened telomeres in the clones
This link explains it https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-cloning/myths-about-cloning#Myth6