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Artificial Animal Cloning

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Artificial Animal Cloning

Animals can be artificially cloned by using enucleation and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).

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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)

  • Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) was the method used to make Dolly the sheep.
  • SCNT involves the transfer of genetic material from the individual to be cloned into an enucleated egg cell, which is then implanted into a surrogate mother.
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1) Egg enucleation

  • An unfertilized egg cell has its nucleus removed.
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2) Transfer nucleus from somatic cell

  • The nucleus from the individual to be cloned is removed from a somatic (body) cell and transferred into the enucleated egg cell.
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3) Apply electric shock

  • An electric shock is applied to the egg cell to stimulate cell division.
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4) Implant into surrogate

  • Once the embryo has grown into a larger mass of cells, it is implanted into a surrogate mother.
  • The embryo (a clone of the original somatic cell) will continue to develop in the womb of the surrogate.

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