Somatic cell
A somatic cell is generally
taken to mean any cell
forming the body of an
organism. Somatic cells, by
definition, are not germline
cells. In mammals, germline
cells are the sperm and ova
(also known as "gametes")
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Human cloning
Human cloning is the
creation of a genetically
identical copy of an
existing, or previously
existing, human being or
growing cloned tissue from
that individual. The term is
generally used to refer to
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Dog breeding
Dog breeding is the vocation
of mating carefully selected
specimens of the same breed
to reproduce specific,
consistently replicable
qualities and
characteristics.
The skilled breeder has at
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Dolly the Sheep
Dolly (July 5, 1996 -
February 14, 2003), a ewe,
was the first mammal to have
been successfully cloned
from an adult cell. She was
cloned at the Roslin
Institute in Midlothian,
Scotland, and lived there
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer
In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a laboratory technique for creating an ovum with a donor nucleus. It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, or in ... > more -
Vector (biology)
Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, ... > more -
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Heritability
In genetics, heritability is the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population that is due to genetic variation. Variation among individuals may be due to genetic and/or environmental factors. ... > more -
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Developmental biology
Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis," ... > more -
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. The field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology chiefly ... > more -
Rhesus Macaque
The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), often called the Rhesus Monkey, is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys. It is a typical macaque, common throughout Afghanistan to northern India ... > more -
Introduction to genetics
Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. The instructions ... > more -
Transgenic plants
Transgenic plants are plants that have been genetically engineered, a breeding approach that uses recombinant DNA techniques to create plants with new characteristics.They are identified as a class ... > more
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