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SCNT

Moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another.


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Question about cloning using SCNT...

I've just been reading about cloning from somatic cells and in particular the example of Dolly the sheep, and there's just one thing I'm not sure about... Why were two donor sheep used to clone Dolly? i.e. Why were the cytoplasmic donor and the nuclear donor not the same sheep? Surely if the somatic...

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by Wingman
Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:51 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Question about cloning using SCNT...
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Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

I'm doing a research project on SCNT and the genetic information in the nucleus from the somatic cell is transferred to the clone, but the the clone also inherits the mitochondrial DNA from the egg cell the somatic cell nucleus is inserted ...

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by Emily_38
Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:48 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
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