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Dolly The Cloned Sheep

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Dolly being photographed by the media at The Roslin Institute. Dolly was considered the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, taken from the mammary gland of a six-year old Finn Dorset sheep, hence named after country singer Dolly Parton. She was born in July 5, 1996, created by Keith Campbell, Ian Wilmut, and their colleagues at The Roslin Institute using the process of somatic cell nuclear transfer. After her death in 2003, her body was donated to the National Museum of Scotland, where she’s become a popular exhibit.