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Cytoplasmic transfer for egg repair

• Eggs from a mother with unhealthy mitochondria and a donor with healthy mitochondria are collected
• The nucleus, containing the majority of the genetic material, is removed from both eggs. The donor nucleus is destroyed
• The mother's nucleus is inserted into the donor egg - it now has healthy mitochondria. The egg is then fertilised by the father's sperm

Reference

[1] The girl with three biological parents

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