The cell used as the donor for the cloning of Dolly was taken from a mammary gland, and the production of a healthy clone therefore proved that a cell taken from a specific part of the body could recreate a whole individual. On Dolly 's name, Wilmut stated "Dolly is derived from a mammary gland cell and we could n't think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton 's ''.
who was dolly the cloned sheep named after
Dolly Parton