Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

Peter MorganSCNT Cloning

What is it?

• Somatic: A somatic cell is any cell with full set of chromosomes. Not sex cell.

• Nuclear: Having to do with the cells nucleus.• Transfer: Moving from place to place.

How does it work?

Has it been used?

• Dolly the sheep• First Mammal cloned• Scotland 1996-97• Lived about 6 years.

Used on humans?No.

• No government funding.• Many religious arguments.• Bioethics.

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