Fertilized egg (zygote) with no maternal chromosomes (VIDEO)

McGill University Health Centre

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A zygote (or fertilized egg) containing only paternal chromosomes (in blue) while all maternal chromosomes (in cyan) are in the polar body.

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Rima Slim's laboratory, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

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