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.
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