somatic cell nuclear transfer
English
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Somatic sell nuclear transfer
Noun
somatic cell nuclear transfer (plural somatic cell nuclear transfers)
- technique used in genetic engineering in which a donor nucleus from a somatic cell is implanted into an enucleated oocyte (egg cell) to achieve cloning (either reproductive or therapeutic)
Synonyms
- SCNT (initialism)