Is this possible, two females having a child with genes of both parents?

Question

Is there anyway to somehow insert the genetic information from one egg into the other and then someone stimulating the egg to develop?

It would have to be a female because of the X chromosomes, just wondering, I doubt it, but nothings impossible, thanks.

Also, some people are saying that it would be deformed because it needs to inhereit male genes, but I'm not sure if this is true or necassary, as long as it has the female organs.

Answer 1

It may be possible to extract the DNA from a male sperm cell, extract the DNA from an egg cell and place it into the sperm cell, then use the sperm cell to fertilise another egg, wait for the zygote to develop a little, then implant the embryo. Most likely several zygotes would be created, and the best chosen for implantation, in the same manner to the selection process for IVF treatment.

To my knowledge no procedure like this has ever been carried out, but I don't see why it wouldn't be possible.

It may even be possible to avoid the use of a sperm cell altogether and fertilise the egg directly, however I'm not sure if that would be easier or harder.

Answer 2

Sort of....you can take the mitochondrial DNA from one woman and insert it into an egg, and have it fertilized with a sperm.  So essentially, the resulting baby would have three parents.  It's done when there is a mitochondrial genetic disorder.  It has not been documented if two women want to genetically contribute to a child.

Answer 3

I'm not entirely sure if I understand your question...but I think you are asking, in short if either: human cloning is possible or if it is possible for two women to have a child that is genetically "theirs." If this is what you are asking then my answer would be that at this point no, it would not be possible. The embryo would need some gene from a "father." This is because of a process called imprinting. Imprinting is a way that genes from your mother and father distinguish themselves. This imprinting causes the genes from the mother (or father) to turn off. The not turned off copies of these genes are required for normal development.

So the problem with creating an embryo from two maternal genomes is that because there are some maternal genes that are always turned off, and there is no paternal genes to make up for it, then you will be missing those genes completely and the embryo will not develop properly. However, having said this it is possible that one day science could develop a way to manipulate imprintining in the lab so that your question would be possible.

See wikipedia for more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genomic_imp...