In the article it says "The vast majority of the DNA in the embryos is human, with a small percentage of genetic material -- called mitochondrial DNA -- contributed by the rabbit egg." Unless I'm completely lost, shouldn't that mean that the embryo would be completely human if allowed to mature? I mean, if it's only the DNA contained within the Mitochondria that's rabbit, then all of the nucleic DNA would be human.
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In the article it says "The vast majority of the DNA in the embryos is human, with a small percentage of genetic material -- called mitochondrial DNA -- contributed by the rabbit egg." Unless I'm completely lost, shouldn't that mean that the embryo would be completely human if allowed to mature? I mean, if it's only the DNA contained within the Mitochondria that's rabbit, then all of the nucleic DNA would be human.