7GDefinition of second polar body transfer

7G Definition of second polar body transfer

Second polar body transfer is a technique that involves taking the following steps, without intentionally modifying any nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA: (a) fertilising, with a human sperm, a human egg of a woman to create a zygote (zygote A); (b) fertilising, with a human sperm, a human egg of a different woman to produce another zygote (zygote B); (c) removing the second polar body from zygote A; (d) removing the female pronucleus from zygote B; (e) transferring the second polar body from zygote A to zygote B.