In Vitro Fertilisation

(asked on 30th June 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 238W, on invitro fertilisation, whether his Department considers there to be genomic DNA present in mitochondria as distinct from nuclear genomic DNA.


Answered by
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Jane Ellison
This question was answered on 7th July 2014

As I stated in my Written Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 238W, there is no evidence of nuclear genomic DNA inside mitochondria. A description of the non-nuclear DNA in mitochondria and its function can be found at paragraph 2.1 on the April 2011 scientific report of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) convened Expert Panel. This can be found on the HFEA's website at:

www.hfea.gov.uk/6372.html

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