UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 37

In the context of recent advances in human reproductive technology, "Pronuclear Transfer" is used for

  1. fertilization of egg in vitro by the donor sperm
  2. genetic modification of sperm producing cells
  3. development of stem cells into functional embryos
  4. prevention of mitochondrial diseases in offspring
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (D) prevention of mitochondrial diseases in offspring

व्याख्या

Pronuclear transfer moves the pronuclei from a fertilised egg with faulty mitochondria into a donor egg with healthy mitochondria to prevent mitochondrial disease.