The cloning method - somatic cell nuclear transfer
- Clones of adult animals are produced by a method called somatic cell nuclear transfer, which refers to the transfer of the nucleus from a somatic cell into an egg cell
- A somatic cell is any cell of the body apart from a germ (sex) cell
- In cloning, the nucleus of a somatic cell is removed and inserted into a donor unfertilised egg that has had its own nucleus (containing the genetic material) removed
- The embryo is then placed inside a surrogate mother
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