three-parent

adj

three-parent

adj

Of a person Having three genetic parents; that is, having been produced by a process in which the nucleus of one egg is inserted into the cytoplasm of another egg, which contains mitochondrial DNA, and then the hybrid egg is fertilized by a sperm.

As transformative as are the medical benefits of three-parent children, the social rewards should not be overlooked.2009, Jacob M. Appel, Toward a three-parent baby:

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