Glossary
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Human Cloning Handbook ]
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Blastocyst: An early stage of embryonic development
at which cells begin to commit to certain developmental lineages.
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Heterochromatin: The densely staining regions of the
nucleus that generally contain condensed transcriptionally inactive regions
of the genome.
Euchromatin:The lighty staining regions of the nucleus
that generally contain decondensed, transcriptionally active regions of
the genome.
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
Transgenic:An organism to which a gene or cluster
of genes from a different species has been added.
SCNT: Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer ( aka "cloning")
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