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Embryo Biopsy


In short, the procedure is as follows::

 

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Day 3 post insemination embryo-
At the 8 cell stage

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The embryo is held by suction to a micro-pipette, using micro-manipulators attached to the microscope.

assisted A pipette is introduced to dissect a hole in the protein coat surrounding the embryo.
hatching A cell is taken from the embryo using a biopsy pipette.
suction The cell containing the nucleus is released.
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The cell is placed into a tube and treated for DNA analysis

 

 

Day 3 post insemination embryo-
At the 8 cell stage


The embryo is held by suction to a micro-pipette, using micro-manipulators attached to the microscope.

 

A pipette is introduced to dissect a hole in the protein coat surrounding the embryo.


A cell is taken from the embryo using a biopsy pipette.


The cell containing the nucleus is released.

The cell is placed into a tube and treated for DNA analysis

 

 

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