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Cloning, Organism
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Definition
: The formation of one or more genetically identical organisms derived by vegetative reproduction from a single cell. The source nuclear material can be embryo-derived, fetus-derived, or taken from an adult somatic cell.
check tags HUMANS or ANIMALS; differentiate from CLONING, MOLECULAR and CLONE CELLS; DF: CLONING
See Also
Cloning, Molecular
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Nuclear Transfer Techniques
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Reproduction, Asexual
Other names
Organism Clonings; Organism Cloning; Human Clonings; Embryo Clonings; Clonings, Organism; Clonings, Human; Clonings, Embryo; Cloning; Human Cloning; Embryo Cloning; Cloning, Human; Cloning, Embryo