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Meaning of three-parent | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

not-comparable

Examples

“As transformative as are the medical benefits of three-parent children, the social rewards should not be overlooked.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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