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Description: 1♂︎—Sperm is collected from a male. 1♀︎—Eggs are collected via in vitro fertilization from a female. 2—The sperm and eggs are fertilized. 3a—The embryos are allowed to develop; those that thrive are given identifiers. 3b—A genetic test is run on each embryo for a given trait and the results are matched with the embryos. 4—The embryos without the desired trait are identified and discarded. 5—The remaining embryos are allowed to grow to the point that they can be implanted. 6a—The embryos with the desired trait are implanted. 6b—The embryos result in a healthy pregnancy. 6c—Fraternal twins with the desired trait, not expressed in their mother, are born.
Title: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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Author: Psiĥedelisto, Vincent Le Moign, and Nevit Dilmen (Nevit)
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