Embryo Transplant Cloning
Animal clones can be produced by splitting apart cells from a developing animal embryo before they become specialised.
Why must cells be separated before they specialization?
What is Embryo Transplant Cloning?
"Embryo transplant cloning is a technique used to produce multiple genetically identical offspring from a single embryo."
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Which group belongs to the domain Archaea rather than true bacteria?
If both parents are heterozygous (Bb) for a recessive trait (b), what is the probability their child will express the trait?
Early Stage Cloning
Cells of a high-quality embryo are separated before they become specialised.
Each cell grows into an identical embryo.
The identical embryos are transplanted into surrogate mothers.
This technique allows many identical, high-quality animals (e.g., prize cows) to be born from a single pregnancy.
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