EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATION
EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATION
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Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 11.3, Problem 4MC
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The reason that the technique used for cloning mammals is called “somatic cell nuclear transfer”.

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Cloning is defined as the production of one or more individual plants or animals that are genetically identical to the original parent. A clone is an exact copy of organism, organ, single cell, organelle or macromolecule.

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