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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal science > animal breeding > cloning (animals)
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > animal breeding > cloning (animals)
Research, Technology, Methods > breeding > animal breeding > cloning (animals)
Fields of Study > physiology > reproduction > sexual reproduction > breeding > animal breeding > cloning (animals)
Preferred Term:

cloning (animals)

Definition:
The formation of one or more genetically identical animals derived by reproduction from a single cell, which can be embryo-derived, fetus-derived, or taken from an adult somatic cell.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
animal breeding
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • animal cloning
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9025
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2016-03-07
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