Meaning of hybrid embryo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An embryo resulting from the sperm of one species fertilising the egg of another.
2. Specifically, an embryo created artificially which combines human and animal DNA, in various proportions, for the purposes of medical research.

Examples

“True hybrid embryos are the result of fertilising an egg with the sperm of another closely related species; for example, a mule is the hybrid offspring of a donkey and a horse.”

“MPs pushed back the boundaries of science last night when they voted to allow the creation of hybrid embryos, which have a combination of human and animal DNA, as well as "saviour siblings" to save sick children.”

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