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somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)

The replacement of genetic material (nuclear DNA) in an unfertilized egg with genetic material from an adult somatic cell (e.g., skin cell). Stem cells that genetically match the adult somatic cell donor can be derived from this process.

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