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4540878152Genetic engineeringThe technology involved in cloning, gene therapy and gene manupulation0
4540878153EmbryoThe developing bundle of cells in the womb up to eight weeks' gestation1
4540878154Stem cellA 'master' cell that can become any kind of material2
4540878155Therapeutic cloningA method of producing stem cells to treat diseases such as Alzheimer's3
4540878156CloningA form of genetic engineering by which a plant, an animal or a human is created with the same genetic identity as another4
4540878157BlastocystA fertilised egg at about four to five days of development5
4540878158ZygoteA 'proto-embryo' of the first two weeks after conception- a small collection of identical cells6
4540878159Human genomeA map of the human genes7
4540878160Germ line engineeringChanges in the parent's sperm or egg cells with the aim of passing on the changes to their offspring8
4540878161Somatic cell engineeringChanges in somatic (body) cells to cure an otherwise fatal disease. These changes are not passed on to a person's offspring9
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