Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT)

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Stem Cell

A method of cloning: transfer of the nucleus from a donor somatic cell into an enucleated egg to produce a cloned embryo.

The President's Council on Bioethics — The President's Council on Bioethics Glossary

A technique that combines an enucleated egg (nucleus removed) and the nucleus of a somatic cell to make an embryo. SCNT can be used for therapeutic or reproductive purposes, but the initial stage that combines an enucleated egg and a somatic cell nucleus is the same. See also therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning.

NIH — Stem Cell Information Glossary