The cell is then given a jolt of electricity to activate cell division, basically tricking the cell into doing what a fertilized egg would normally do.

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Only if all five are found at the right levels does the circuit activate, producing a protein that causes the cell to destroy itself.

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With only the genetic material from the person to be cloned inside the shell of the egg, the cell would be jolted with electricity to activate cell division.

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