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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

My Topic-Cloning(How it relates to living organisms)

Cloning Process:
Step 1-Isolate the nucleus from a somatic cell of an adult sheep
Step 2-Get unfertilized egg cells from a female sheep
Step 3-Remove the egg cells nucleus
Step 4-Insert the nucleus into the egg cell that has no nuclear material
Step 5-Place the egg into a female sheep's womb
These are 10 vocabulary words/definitions- 
Nucleus:The positively charged central core of an atom, containing most of its mass.
Somatic:Of or relating to the body.
Cell:A small group acting as a unit within a larger organization.
Egg:An oval or round object laid by a female
Organism:An individual  animal, plant, or single celled life form
Female:Of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs
Unfertilized:An unfertilized egg
 Material:The matter of which a thing is or can be made
D.N.A.:A self replicating material in which all living organisms
Clone:A group of organisms or cells produced asexually

1 comment:

  1. Nice step by step description of cloning. Explore the difference between an atom's nucleus and a cell's nucleus and let me know what you find out!

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