Stem Cells and De-Extinction Flashcards

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Flashcards about stem cells and de-extinction

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Bucardo

An extinct wild goat, also known as the Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica), that was cloned.

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Karyoplasts

Thawed fibroblasts derived from skin biopsies of the last living bucardo specimen, used in cloning.

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Cytoplasts

Mature oocytes collected from the oviducts of superovulated domestic goats, enucleated and used in cloning the bucardo.

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Electrofusion

The process used to couple bucardo's fibroblasts to enucleated oocytes to reconstruct embryos.

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Dire Wolf

An extinct species of wolf, similar to modern gray wolves, that lived in North America during the Late Pleistocene epoch. Subject for de-extinction consideration.