They are both similar because they both replicate stuff and they are different because DNA replication is natural but DNA cloning is man-made.
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In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many bacteria, plants, algae, fungi and some protozoa
Base substitutions
deletions
insertions
duplication
missense
repeat expansion
Conifer tree is most likely what she found.