Sayonara Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2399773.stm This is pretty unbelievable. I'll be interested to see what an independant international body have to say, should any go out there to verify SPANA's tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 The article cited 63 chromosomes being unable form haploid germ cells as the reason mules are sterile; I believe it could caused by a trisomy, which would make it 64 chromosomes. In humans, several trisomies are survivable, so it would be possible for a live birth like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 It would be fun to have a test tube of the babies blood. That should answer how it happened and I'm surprised the article didn't address the little ones chromosomes. Just aman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 The initial test apparently was just a blood comparison, that wouldn't show the karyotype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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