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How many surrogate ewes received embryos in the experiment that produced Dolly?
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In the experiment that produced Dolly, the team of scientists led by Ian Wilmut at the Roslin Institute implanted the reconstructed embryos into 13 surrogate ewes. Of those 13 recipient ewes, only one became pregnant and successfully carried the lamb to term.12