Question

What is nuclear transfer used for ​

Answer 1

Nuclear transfer is a technique used for producing cloned animals. Nuclear transfer consists of the removal of the nucleus from an oocyte and replacing it with the nucleus of a donor cell.

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Answer 2

Nuclear transfer is a technique used for producing cloned animals. As noted in Chapter 7, nuclear transfer consists of the removal of the nucleus from an oocyte and replacing it with the nucleus of a donor cell. Electric fusion and microinjection are commonly used for transferring nuclei into enucleated oocytes.

Step-by-step explanation:

It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, or in regenerative medicine where it is sometimes referred to as "therapeutic cloning." It can also be used as the first step in the process of reproductive cloning.