Cloning involves producing genetically identical copies of biological entities. In the 1950s, embryologists Briggs and King developed nuclear transplantation, a technique where the nucleus is transferred from one cell to an egg cell with its original nucleus removed. This revealed that nuclei from older embryos and tadpoles, when transplanted, can affect the developmental potential of the recipient egg cell. Cloning describes processes used to copy genetic material and produce clones that are identical to the original biological entity.