Mice from Same-Sex Parents: CRISPRing Out the Barriers for Unisexual Reproduction

Ido Sagi, Shiran Bar, Nissim Benvenisty*

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Abstract

Genomic imprinting results in the molecular and functional inequality of maternal and paternal alleles, precluding mammalian unisexual development. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Li et al. (2018) employ sophisticated manipulations of gametes and engineered haploid embryonic stem cells to successfully generate both all-maternal and all-paternal mice, effectively overcoming the roadblocks of imprinting. Genomic imprinting results in the molecular and functional inequality of maternal and paternal alleles, precluding mammalian unisexual development. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Li et al. (2018) employ sophisticated manipulations of gametes and engineered haploid embryonic stem cells to successfully generate both all-maternal and all-paternal mice, effectively overcoming the roadblocks of imprinting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)625-627
Number of pages3
JournalCell Stem Cell
Volume23
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2018

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