Dolly the sheep’s fleece donated for display at national museum

The fleece was donated by embryologist Dr William A Ritchie (Duncan McGlynn/PA)

A fleece from Dolly the sheep, the world’s first mammal cloned from an adult cell, has been acquired by National Museums Scotland.

The fleece has been donated to the national collections by Dr William A Ritchie, an embryologist on the team that created Dolly – who was named after singer Dolly Parton.