Consider the following statements 1 In a three parent baby embryos are created using a technique kno...........

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Consider the following statements

1.In a three parent baby, embryos are created using a technique known as spindle nuclear transfer.

2.The ‘three-parent’ technique allows parents with rare genetic mutations to have healthy babies.

3.The world’s first three-parent baby has been born in India.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

True: In a three-parent baby, embryos can be created using techniques like spindle nuclear transfer. This technique involves transferring the nuclear material from one egg into another egg which has had its nucleus removed but retains the donor's mitochondria.

True: The 'three-parent' technique allows parents with certain genetic mutations, particularly in the mitochondrial DNA, to have healthy babies. This is achieved by replacing the faulty mitochondrial DNA with healthy mitochondria from a donor.

False: The world's first three-parent baby was not born in India. The first reported case was in Mexico in 2016, conducted by a US medical team.

Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are true, while statement 3 is false.