Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2017
7EDefinition of germinal vesicle transfer
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7E Definition of germinal vesicle transfer
Germinal vesicle transfer is a technique that involves taking the following steps, without intentionally modifying any nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA: (a) removing the germinal vesicle from a maturing human egg (egg A) of a woman; (b) removing the germinal vesicle from a maturing human egg (egg B) of a different woman; (c) implanting the germinal vesicle removed from egg A into egg B, while seeking to minimise carryover of mitochondria from egg A to egg B; (d) maturing egg B in vitro to the stage ready for fertilisation; (e) fertilising egg B with a human sperm to create a zygote.