Reproductive Medicine Involving Mitochondrial DNA Modification: Evolution, Legality, and Ethics
Human oocytes have an abundance of mitochondria that have their own genome. Mitochondrial functions are exerted through evolutionarily-developed interactions between the nucleus and mitochondria. Since 1996, fertility clinics have practiced various types of germline mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) modific...
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Language: | English |
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European Medical Journal
2018-08-01
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Series: | European Medical Journal Reproductive Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.emjreviews.com/reproductive-health/article/reproductive-medicine-involving-mitochondrial-dna-modification-evolution-legality-and-ethics/ |