Biology:Enucleation (microbiology)

In the context of microbiology, enucleation refers to removing the nucleus of a cell and replacing it with a different nucleus. This is used mainly in cloning but can also be used for creating hybrids of plants or animals.

List of enucleated cells

Humans

• Red blood cell
• Platelets

See also

• Cytoplasmic hybrid
• Cell nucleus