Cloning

Cloning

To create a copy. "Therapeutic cloning" creates a line of stem cells genetically identical to the originating cell for use in research. "Reproductive cloning" creates an organism genetically identical to the organism providing the originating cell.

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Industry/Domain: Medical
Category: Stem cell research
Company: KUMC
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clone

Biology; Neuroscience

The progeny of a single cell.

clone

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An individual genetically identical to the parent organism, created by the splitting off or budding of cells from the parent organism.

cloning

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The process of asexual reproduction in an otherwise multicellular organism.

clone

Archaeology; Evolution

A set of genetically identical organisms asexually reproduced from one ancestral organism.

clone

Biology; Cell biology

An exact copy of a DNA segment; produced by recombinant DNA technology.

potency

Medical; Stem cell research

The range of commitment options available to a cell.

pluripotent stem cells

Medical; Stem cell research

Stem cells that can develop into all the different cell types in the body except the placenta. They give rise to mulitpotent and unipotent stem cells as the embryo develops.

pluripotent

Medical; Stem cell research

Able to form all the body's cell lineages, including germ cells, and some or even all extraembryonic cell types. Example: embryonic stem cells.

plasticity

Medical; Stem cell research

Unproven notion that tissue stem cells may be able to generate the cell types of another tissue under certain conditions.

placenta

Medical; Stem cell research

The oval spongy structure in the uterus from which the fetus derives its nourishment and oxygen. The placenta develops from the outer cell layer of the blastocyst, called the ...