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Evaluation of gene targeting by homologous recombination in ovine somatic cells.
Molecular reproduction and development - 1 Oct 2003
Williams Sarah H, Sahota Virender, Palmai-Pallag Timea, Tebbutt Scott J, Walker Jean, Harris Ann
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Mouse models for some human genetic diseases are limited in their applications since they do not accurately reproduce the phenotype of the human disease. It has been suggested that larger animals, for example sheep, might produce more useful models, as some aspects of sheep physiology and anatomy are more similar to those of humans. The development of methods to clone animals from somatic cells provides a...
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