34-14-26. Definition of terms.Terms used in §§34-14-26 to 34-14-28, inclusive, mean:(1)'Human cloning,' human asexual reproduction accomplished by introducing the nuclear material of a human somatic cell into a fertilized or unfertilized oocyte whose nucleus has been removed or inactivated to produce a living organism, at any stage of development, with a human or predominantly human genetic constitution;(2)'Human somatic cell,' a diploid cell, having a complete set of chromosomes, obtained or derived from a living or deceased human body at any stage of development;(3)'Nuclear transplantation,' transferring the nucleus of a human somatic cell into an oocyte from which the nucleus or all chromosomes have been or will be removed or rendered inert;(4)'Nucleus,' the cell structure that houses the chromosomes, and thus the genes;(5)'Oocyte,' the female germ cell, the egg. Source: SL 2004, ch 227, §1.
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