Question

Explain: - Adult Cell Cloning - Embryo Transplants - Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

Answer 1

The method for adult cell cloning is: The nucleus is removed from an unfertilised egg cell. The nucleus from an adult body cell, such as a skin cell, is inserted into the egg cell. An electric shock stimulates the egg cell to divide to form an embryo.

An embryo transfer is the final stage in the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) process where the fertilized egg—now an embryo—is placed in the woman's uterus. The embryo is loaded into a catheter, which is passed through the vagina and cervix and into the uterus where it is deposited.

In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer is a laboratory strategy for creating a viable embryo from a body cell and an egg cell. The technique consists of taking an enucleated oocyte and implanting a donor nucleus from a somatic cell. It is used in both therapeutic and reproductive cloning.