"somatic cell nuclear transfer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: somatic cell nuclear transfers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} somatic cell nuclear transfer (plural somatic cell nuclear transfers)
  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) Wikipedia link: somatic cell nuclear transfer Synonyms: SCNT [initialism]
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