HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Which process uses a body cell to create a new organism?
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crossbreeding
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cloning
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genetic modification
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gene splicing
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cloning using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) [ 1]. This procedure starts with the removal of the chromosomes from an egg to create an enucleated egg. The chromosomes are replaced with a nucleus taken from a somatic (body) cell of the individual or embryo to be cloned.
Detailed explanation-2: -Methods. Reproductive cloning generally uses “somatic cell nuclear transfer” (SCNT) to create animals that are genetically identical.
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