UPSC General Studies Solved Paper - General Studies-2017

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    What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology?

    A)  Production of biolarvicides

    B)  Manufacture of biodegradable plastics

    C)  Reproductive cloning of animals

    D)  Production of organisms free of diseases

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Exp. [c] In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a laboratory strategy for creating a viable embryo from a body cell and an egg cell. The technique consists of taking an enucleated oocyte (egg cell) and implanting a donor nucleus from a somatic (body) cell. It is used in both therapeutic and reproductive cloning. Dolly the Sheep became famous for being the first successful case of the reproductive cloning of a mammal.


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