Therapeutic stem cell cloning is used for medical treatment because an embryo is created with the patient's genes, so the stem cells are not rejected by the patient's body.
Therapeutic cloning involves creating an embryo with the same genes as the patient, allowing stem cells to be harvested without immune rejection for medical treatment.
| Front | Why is therapeutic stem cell cloning used for medical treatment? |
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| Back | In therapeutic cloning an embryo is produced with the same genes as the patient. Stem cells from the embryo are not rejected by the patient's body so they may be used for medical treatment. |
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