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Aborted

Aborted

1. Brought forth prematurely.

2. (Science: biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches. The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state. (Owen)


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Huntington

... would choose to not have children or if there was extensive genetic testing for embryos/fetuses at risk, and all those with the gene defect were aborted. I think we're heading towards the latter option...

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by biohazard
Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:05 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Huntington
Replies: 1
Views: 139

WHO IS THE MOTHER?

Jane's female fetus has aborted and it is decided she can never become pregnant again. She and her husband want their child anyway and have the money to do it. Specialists remove egg cells from the fetus, fertilize them by the husband ...

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by charles brough
Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:10 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: WHO IS THE MOTHER?
Replies: 9
Views: 926

XYY possible?

... this can be called 'fertilizing' as the egg is already fertilized. ... I have some absolutely disgusting and disturbing pictures of these kinds of aborted fetuses (that I can share... if you'd like... but, they're gross!). If it doesn't look wierd to you, I think it is interesting.

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by Poison
Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:27 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: XYY possible?
Replies: 17
Views: 2394

XYY possible?

... pregnancies in my baby-genetics course (maybe 5 years ago)... Very few living- triploid fetuses are ever born ... because, most of them are aborted during pregnancy. However, I don't know that genetics based "follow-up" that can prove if it's the "2sperm + 1 egg" or "diploid ...

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by LilKim
Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:55 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: XYY possible?
Replies: 17
Views: 2394

DNA Alteration

... I think that's wrong!). However if it's a genetic disesase ... I think my thought process would be different. I have a friend who recently aborted a pregnancy ... the fetus was about 4.5 months old and the doctors just reliazed that .... half of her brain was missing. If left alone, the ...

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by LilKim
Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:13 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: DNA Alteration
Replies: 14
Views: 4228
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