Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a reproductive cloning method in which _____.
A) the DNA from a blastocyst is inserted into a donor egg
B) donor DNA is inserted into an unfertilized egg whose nucleus had been removed
C) an unfertilized egg is inserted into a donor uterus
D) an embryo is split during early development
E) the cell contents from a donor is inserted into a donor egg

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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) involves transferring the nucleus from a somatic (body) cell of the organism to be cloned into an enucleated egg cell (an egg cell from which the nucleus has been removed). This process does not involve splitting embryos or inserting eggs into uteruses but rather manipulating the nucleus of cells for cloning purposes.

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) Is a Reproductive Cloning Method