Difference between revisions of "Embryo Sexing - Anatomy & Physiology"
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| + | * Research tool | ||
| + | * Applied in humans to identify males where there is a known risk of X-linked disease. | ||
| + | * One cell of the early embryo is removed and the DNA is amplified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). | ||
| + | * DNA is probed for DNA sequences unique to the Y chromosome, indicating a male embryo. | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 17 July 2008
- Research tool
- Applied in humans to identify males where there is a known risk of X-linked disease.
- One cell of the early embryo is removed and the DNA is amplified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
- DNA is probed for DNA sequences unique to the Y chromosome, indicating a male embryo.