Rhesus Excluded Blastomeres, Fragments (IMAGE)

Oregon Health & Science University

Rhesus Excluded Blastomeres, Fragments

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Researchers the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU found that blastomeres (images 1-3) and their cellular fragments (image 4) can act as a trash bin within a mosaic embryo, and exclude genetic abnormalities.

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OHSU/Shawn Chavez, Ph.D.

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