Identical twins are natural clones with the same genetic material. Scientists can produce clones without having identical twins by transfering the nucleus.The nucleus of a somatic cell is placed in an egg whose nucleus has already been removed. Then the egg is implanted into a female to continue its development.
1. somatic- body cell
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Wierd... There aren't nearly as many steps to cloning as I thought there were! The whole process is pretty cool, but it still kind of freeks me out!
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