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Developmental failure of hybrid embryos originated after fertilization of bovine oocytes with ram spermatozoa
Author(s) -
Slavík T.,
Kopečný V.,
Fulka J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
molecular reproduction and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1098-2795
pISSN - 1040-452X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199711)48:3<344::aid-mrd7>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - biology , human fertilization , embryo , andrology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , medicine
The developmental ability of hybrid zygotes, produced by in vitro fertilization of in vitro matured bovine oocytes with ram sperm, was evaluated by gross morphology, autoradiographic detection of (5‐ 3 H) uridine incorporation, and fine structure morphology. Fertilization was successful in 83% of bovine oocytes inseminated with bull sperm (control embryos) compared with 67% of bovine oocytes inseminated with ram sperm (hybrid embryos) and in both cases appeared two regularly developed pronuclei. Two‐cell embryos were transferred to ewe oviducts and allowed to develop to the 8‐cell stage. Although the ability of hybrid embryos to reach 8‐cell stage was similar to that of control embryos, in nuclei of hybrid embryos the transition from maternal to embryonic genome control assessed according to the onset of RNA synthesis indicated the differences in the frequency of labelled nuclei and intensity of their labelling. In hybrid embryos these parameters were remarkably lower and may reflect the developmental failure of hybrid embryos. These observations are consistent with delay or inefficient reactivation of the embryonic genome in the hybrid embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 48:344–349, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.