IGCSE Biology Specification

Edexcel 4BI1

Section 5: (d) Cloning

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#5.17B

describe the process of micropropagation (tissue culture) in which explants are grown in vitro

#5.18B

understand how micropropagation can be used to produce commercial quantities of genetically identical plants with desirable characteristics

#5.19B

describe the stages in the production of cloned mammals involving the introduction of a diploid nucleus from a mature cell into an enucleated egg cell, illustrated by Dolly the sheep

#5.20B

understand how cloned transgenic animals can be used to produce human proteins