nuclear transfer

British  

noun

1. the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo

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Example Sentences

Reproductive cloning of animals uses a process called somatic cell nuclear transfer.

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

Somatic cell nuclear transfer is the technique of transferring a diploid nucleus into an enucleated egg.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The first mouse to be cloned using nuclear transfer from adult cells, Cumulina, was reported shortly afterwards8.

From Nature • Oct. 13, 2019

But using this method, called somatic cell nuclear transfer, on humans could be extremely unsafe, because the clone could have serious developmental disorders, Knoepfler says.

From The Verge • Aug. 11, 2017

He published research this summer reporting that the methylation patterns in nuclear transfer cells more closely mimic natural embryonic stem cells, and has work in progress to identify other advantages.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2014