What is reproductive cloning?

Reproductive cloning is the use of cloning technology to produce a child. The genetic material of an adult somatic cell is transplanted into an unfertilized egg that no longer has its own genetic material. Theoretically, the modified egg would then be transferred to the uterus with the expectation that it would develop into a child. Without implantation in the uterus, there is no potential of the modified egg becoming a complete organism.

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