OCR F215 Module 2 - Biotechnology - Cloning Animals

Cloned Animal: One produced using the same genetic information as another.

Totipotent stem cells: Ones which are capable of differentiating into ANY type of adult cell 

Splitting Embryos

• Cells from a developing embryo (embryo produced by IVF) can be separated out.
• Each one produces a separate genetically identical organism. 

Nuclear Transfer

• Differentiated cell from adult taken, its nucleus removed and placed in an…