Stem Cell Nuclear Transfer
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Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi)
Published in
BioTechniques Protocol Guide 2007
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) is the process of removing from an unfertilized oocyte its own chromosomes (enucleation) and replacing them with chromosomes taken from a somatic cell. Parthenogenesis may then be induced in order to create an embryonic clone of the donor of the somatic DNA, with either the intent of producing a live-birth clone, or of producing embryonic stem cells compatible with the somatic cell donor.
