Stressful start causes chromosome errors in human embryos

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02949-5

Analysis of early human embryos reveals that DNA duplication after fertilization is highly inefficient. This causes DNA damage, chromosome breaks and abnormal numbers of chromosomes, impairing embryo development.

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