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Cloned mice have an obese phenotype not transmitted to their offspring.
Nature medicine - 1 Mar 2002
Tamashiro Kellie L K, Wakayama Teruhiko, Akutsu Hidenori, Yamazaki Yukiko, Lachey Jennifer L, Wortman Matthew D, Seeley Randy J, D'Alessio David A, Woods Stephen C, Yanagimachi Ryuzo, Sakai Randall R
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian cloning using somatic cells has been accomplished successfully in several species, and its potential basic, clinical and therapeutic applications are being pursued on many fronts. Determining the long-term effects of cloning on offspring is crucial for consideration of future application of the technique. Although full-term development of animals cloned from adult somatic cells has been reported,...
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