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Embryo Splitting - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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* The early embryo is totipotent up until the [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Embryonic_Development_of_the_Blastocyst-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Morula]] stage.
* The early embryo is totipotent up until the [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Embryonic_Development_of_the_Blastocyst-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Morula]] stage.
* It is possible to create multiple individuals of identical genome by splitting [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Embryonic_Development_of_the_Blastocyst-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|blastomeres]].
* It is possible to create multiple individuals of identical genome by splitting [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Embryonic_Development_of_the_Blastocyst-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|blastomeres]].
** This happens naturally when identical twinning occurs.
* Embryos require surrogate zonae, but some can progress on artificial coatings.
* Success is not high.