For example, chromosomal translocations often result in an «underdominance» effect in which the offspring of translocated and wild organisms are extremely unfit or
even nonviable.
Not exact matches
The embryo work (done in China with
nonviable embryos from a fertility clinic)
even prompted an international summit this month to discuss human gene editing.
In 2015, Chinese scientists
even attempted to use the technology on
nonviable human embryos but in only a few cases did CRISPR make the right cuts to the DNA [source: Maxmen].