Combinging the genetic material of 2 like gametes?

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The discussion revolves around the feasibility of manipulating animal genetics to achieve desired traits in males and females through advanced reproductive techniques. The main inquiry is whether a breeder can extract genetic material from the unfertilized ovum of one female and implant it into another female's ovum, followed by artificial implantation of the fertilized ovum. Key concerns include the potential for non-sex chromosomes to combine correctly to form a diploid zygote and whether there are differences between the X chromosomes in ova and sperm. Additionally, the possibility of combining genetic material from both X and Y sperm into an ovum is explored. The conversation touches on the complexities of genetic manipulation and the implications of creating an organism from three sets of genetic material, questioning the viability of such a process in terms of chromosomal compatibility and the resulting cell structure.
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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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