It took three years for the team to find a way to do it, according to the project leader, Vicente Torrent.
Got was created using nuclear transfer, wherein DNA from the “father” bull was inserted into cow’s eggs that had been stripped of their nuclei. The process created embryos which were then implanted into a surrogate cow. The same process was used to create Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal.
Got should exhibit the same traits as his genetic predecessor, Vasito, researchers say.
Several news outlets reported last year on the efforts of a Spanish farmer to clone his prized bull, but this is not the same experiment. That bull’s name was El Alcalde, which means “the mayor.”
Torrent told AP the accomplishment could pave the way for a “tissue bank” to save endangered species. Gene banks already exist in several countries, but they usually involve frozen semen from various animals.
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