MadSci Network: Genetics |
In short yes. You need a mother though - she has to provide an egg. The nucleus containing the chromosomes and hence the genes, is removed (enucleated), leaving a bag of cytoplasm. You don't need a father - what you need is a donor of a nucleus that will be put into the enucleated egg. The donor cell can come from either a man or a woman. The resulting embryo is a clone of the individual who provided the nucleus.
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