UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ 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
ಉತ್ತರ ತೋರಿಸು ಮತ್ತು ವಿವರಣೆ

ಉತ್ತರ: (D) prevention of mitochondrial diseases in offspring

ವಿವರಣೆ

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