Combined Science GCSE
Adult cell cloning
What Adult cell cloning means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Adult cell cloning
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Involves removing the nucleus from a body cell of the rare species and inserting it into an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed.
Topics that use Adult cell cloning
- Stem cells (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adult stem cells and potency
- Cloning
- Comparison of stem cell sources
- Diabetes
- Differentiation
- Embryonic development and pluripotency
- Ethical issues
- Ethics in science
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