nuclear transfer

noun

the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo

Words nearby nuclear transfer

nuclear stain, nuclear test ban treaty, nuclear test-ban treaty, nuclear testing, nuclear threshold, nuclear transfer, nuclear warhead, nuclear waste, nuclear weapon, nuclear winter, nuclear-free zone