Biology A-Level
Artificial embryo twinning
What Artificial embryo twinning means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Artificial embryo twinning
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An early embryo is split into separate cells or groups before cells specialise, each group is cultured briefly and implanted into a surrogate so several identical offspring develop.
Topics that use Artificial embryo twinning
- Cloning and biotechnology (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Advantages and limitations of immobilisation
- Advantages of cloning plants artificially
- aseptic technique
- Batch versus continuous fermentation
- Bunsen flame
- Closed (batch) culture
- Controlled incubation
- Exponential (log) phase
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