5 July 1996

Science & Discovery

Dolly the Sheep

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Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) was a female Finn-Dorset sheep and the first mammal that was cloned from an adult somatic cell. She was cloned by associates of the Roslin Institute in Scotland, using the process of nuclear transfer from a cell taken from a mammary gland (somatic cell nuclear transfer). Her cloning proved that a cloned organism could be produced from a mature cell from a specific body part.

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Dolly face closeupToni Barros from São Paulo, BrasilCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons
1999-Kienzle-Dia (611)Helmut KienzleCC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly 01Remi MathisCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly 02Remi MathisCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly 03Remi MathisCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly at the National Museum Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 5051696M J RichardsonCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly death maskManfred Werner - TsuiCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly the Sheep (1996 - 2003) (7022922845)dun_deaghCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly the Sheep (32586159335)london roadCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Dolly PartonUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
Dolly Parton InterviewUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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