Idaho Star

Idaho Star was a cloned mule born in 2003, following the birth of Idaho Gem, the first cloned mule, in the same year. These cloning achievements were part of pioneering research led by equine reproduction specialist Gordon L. Woods. The process involved nuclear transfer, where a nucleus from a donor mule cell was inserted into an enucleated horse egg cell, which was then implanted into a mare. Idaho Star, along with Idaho Gem, went on to have successful racing careers. Cloning, in general, is the process of creating a genetically identical copy of a cell or organism.12