Combinging the genetic material of 2 like gametes?

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The discussion centers on the feasibility of combining genetic material from two female animals to create specific male and female characteristics through artificial reproductive techniques. The primary inquiry involves implanting the genetic material from the ovum of one female into another and the implications for chromosome compatibility, particularly concerning sex chromosomes. The conversation also touches on the theoretical possibility of using genetic material from both X and Y sperm within an ovum. The complexities of creating a viable diploid zygote from such combinations are highlighted, raising questions about chromosomal interactions and the viability of triploid somatic cells in animal conception.

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Let's say one was breeding a type of animal, and they wanted all males to have certain characteristics, and all females to have a different set of characteristics. If said breeder had 2 female animals with the characteristics it wanted, could the breeder take the genetic material from the unfertilized ovum of female A and implant it in an ovum of female B, and then artificially implant the fertilized ovum into the uterus of one of the females?

I know this sounds weird, but is it possible, is there anything which would stop the non sex chromosomes from conjoining normally to make a diploid zygote, or anything different between the x chromosome of an ovum and the x chromosome of a sperm?

Simmilarly, could one take the genetic material out of an ovum and implant the genetic material of one X sperm and one Y sperm?

Thanks for entertaining my warped mind's curiosity,
Jacob
 
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I once played with this same idea in a http://www.physicspost.com/articles.php?articleId=171" article..
 
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Thanks, I actually understood most everything in that article! However, I don't see how a mouse could be conceived from 3 sets of genetic material, were its somatic cells triploid?
 

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