4. What is it?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a
method of cloning an organism that involves
removing the nucleus from a somatic cell and
putting it in an egg cell.
5. What is it?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a
method of cloning an organism that involves
removing the nucleus from a somatic cell and
putting it in an egg cell.
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8. The Steps
1. Nucleus is taken out of the
organism that is being
cloned.
2. Nucleus of an egg cell is
removed.
3. The organism's nucleus is
placed into the egg cell.
4. The new nucleus get
reprogrammed as if it were
an egg cell.
5. The egg cell is stimulated
with a shock
6. The egg cell starts to divide.
9. The Steps
1. Nucleus is taken out of the
organism that is being
cloned.
2. Nucleus of an egg cell is
removed.
3. The organism's nucleus is
placed into the egg cell.
4. The new nucleus get
reprogrammed as if it were
an egg cell.
5. The egg cell is stimulated
with a shock
6. The egg cell starts to divide.
13. Notable Uses
Somatic cell nuclear transfer is mostly
used in animal cloning. One of the most
famous clones, Dolly the Sheep, used
this method of cloning.
14. Notable Uses
Somatic cell nuclear transfer is mostly
used in animal cloning. One of the most
famous clones, Dolly the Sheep, used
this method of cloning.
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17. Limitations
• It takes a lot of tries to get a successful
clone
• The procedure is manual
• Some of the wanted DNA is not transferred
• Some of the original egg's DNA is left
behind
• Results in a close, but not perfect clone
23. Good and Bad
Good Bad
Simple process It's not perfected
Used in many Not all DNA is
experiments transferred
Can be done reproductively or Not all egg DNA is
therapeutically
removed
Could be used to Requires lots of
cure diseases tries