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Male egg can refer to either: #An egg that artificially contains genetic material from a male. #An egg from a haplodiploid species such as an ant or bee that is unfertilized and will hatch a male #A fertilized egg that a male organism is developing in This article focuses on the first definition. Male eggs are the result of a process in which the eggs of a female would be emptied of their genetic contents (a technique similar to that used in the
cloning Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical or virtually identical DNA, either by natural or artificial means. In nature, some organisms produce clones through asexual reproduction. In the field of biotechnology, c ...
process), and those contents would be replaced with male DNA. Such eggs could then be fertilized by sperm. The procedure was conceived by Calum MacKellar, a Scottish bioethicist. With this technique, two males could be the biological parents of a child. However, such a procedure would additionally require an
artificial womb An artificial womb or artificial uterus is a device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy by growing a fetus outside the body of an organism that would normally carry the fetus to term. An artificial uterus, as a replacement organ, w ...
or a female gestational carrier.EUROPEAN BIOETHICAL RESEARCH: "CHILDREN WITH TWO GENETIC FATHERS"
BBC News: "Male-only conception 'highly speculative'"
/ref>Center for Genetics and Society: "Are male eggs and female sperm on the horizon?"
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Female sperm Female sperm can refer to either: #A sperm which contains an X chromosome, produced in the usual way in the testicles, referring to the occurrence of such a sperm fertilizing an egg and giving birth to a female. #A sperm which artificially contains ...
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Male pregnancy Male pregnancy is the incubation of one or more embryos or fetuses by organisms of the male sex in some species. Most species that reproduce by sexual reproduction are heterogamous—females producing larger gametes (ova) and males producing sma ...
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LGBT reproduction LGBT reproduction refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people having biological children by means of assisted reproductive technology. It is distinct from LGBT parenting, which is a broader cultural phenomenon including LGBT a ...


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