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cloning
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cloning: see clone clone, group of organisms, all of which are descended from a single individual through asexual reproduction, as in a pure cell culture of bacteria. Except for changes in the hereditary material that come about by mutation, all members of a clone are genetically
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cloning
To make a product that functions like another. See clone. See also cloning software.


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Biological resources listed here include the Mutagenic Insertion and Chromosome Engineering Resource and the Sanger Institute Gene Trap Resource (both of which aid in developing genetically modified animal models), the WTSI Microarray Facility (which produces arrays for a range of organisms largely for use by Sanger researchers), and Clone Ordering (which allows external scientists to order mouse and human clone cells free of charge).
Professor Ian Wilmut has applied for a licence from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to clone cells from sufferers to discover how the disease develops.
It is one thing to clone cells for research in the battle against the killer diseases which still afflict millions of ordinary people.
 
 
 
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