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Table 2 Postimplantation development of homotype and heterotype somatic nuclear transfer bovine embryos.

From: Donor-host mitochondrial compatibility improves efficiency of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer

SCNT type

Homotype (Oocytes-Donor)

Heterotype (Oocytes-Donor)

 

A-A

B-B

A-B

B-A

No. of transferred blastocysts

35

68

31

39

No. of recipients

21

43

17

26

Pregnancy at day 20 (%)

14/21 (66.7)a

26/43 (60.5)b

10/17 (58.8)c

14/26 (53.8)d

Pregnancy at day 60 (%)

10/21 (47.6)a

21/43 (48.8)a

7/17 (41.2)b

9/26 (34.6)c

Pregnancy at day 90 (%)

9/21 (42.9)a

18/43 (41.9)a

4/17 (23.5)b

6/26 (23.1)b

Term births (dead)

3/21

5/43

0/17

2/26

Term births (live)

4/21 (19.0)a

7/43 (16.3)b

2/17 (11.8)c

2/26 (7.7)d

 

11/64 (17.2)a

4/43 (9.3)b

  1. a, b, c, d values within same horizontal columns with different superscripts differ significantly (P < .05 by t test).