English Explanatory Dictionary

somatic cell nuclear transfer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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)

Word forms

somatic cell nuclear transfer somatic cell nuclear transfers

Synonyms

SCNT
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