Cloning and Biotechnology (OCR A-Level Biology A): Flashcards
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Parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis
Asexual reproduction from unfertilised eggs
How aphids reproduce via parthenogenesis
How aphids reproduce via parthenogenesis
Produce diploid eggs through mitosis
Clone definition
Clone definition
Genetically identical individuals sharing same genome
Why identical twins are clones
Why identical twins are clones
They originate from the same fertilised egg
SCNT abbreviation meaning
SCNT abbreviation meaning
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
Enucleated egg
Enucleated egg
Egg with nucleus removed
Reproductive vs therapeutic cloning difference
Reproductive vs therapeutic cloning difference
Reproductive creates organism; therapeutic creates stem cells
Dolly the sheep significance
Dolly the sheep significance
First cloned livestock animal, born 1996
Number of attempts to create Dolly the sheep
Number of attempts to create Dolly the sheep
277 attempts
Large offspring syndrome (LOS)
Large offspring syndrome (LOS)
Cloned animals abnormally large with disproportionate organs