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Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Cloning Using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Cloning Using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

Fahad A. Alshanbari1, Abdelrahman M. A. Elseory2,3* 

1Department of Medical Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 400 Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum. PO Box: 32, Postal Code: 13314 Shambat, Khartoum North, Sudan.

*Correspondence | Fahad A. Alshanbari, Department of Medical Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia; Email: shnbry@qu.edu.sa 

ABSTRACT

The dromedary camel is an important species for milk and meat production as well as transportation, racing, and beauty competitions in many countries around the world. Camel milk marketing has rapidly increased globally in the past decade. Improvement of reproduction technologies such as artificial fertilization is still limited in the dromedary due to physiological difficulties such as sperm collection and ovulation occurring during mating. Superior dromedary camels with excellent genetic backgrounds are essential targets for selecting and cloning due to their superior fitness. Also, dromedary camels with excellent morphological features, as well as production and aesthetic camels are crucial resources for future use as cell sources for camel cloning. Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been achieved in many attempts to produce clone camels. This review highlights current knowledge of SCNT in the species, limitations of the technique, and possible usage of genetic engineering (GE) technology in the dromedary camel. 

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Pakistan Journal of Zoology

October

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 5, pp. 2001-2500

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