UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology?

  1. Production of biolarvicides
  2. Manufacture of biodegradable plastics
  3. Reproductive cloning of animals
  4. Production of organisms free of diseases

Answer

Correct Answer

Reproductive cloning of animals

Explanation

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) is the technique used for reproductive cloning of animals (as famously used to clone Dolly the sheep), by transferring a somatic cell's nucleus into an enucleated egg.

Topics: biotechnology, cloning techniques, science and technology, somatic cell nuclear transfer