fertilized
adjective
fer·til·ized
ˈfər-tə-ˌlīzd 
: having undergone fertilization
a fertilized egg
: subjected to fertilization
fertilized fields
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Britain in 2015 began allowing mitochondrial donation, resulting in a pioneering IVF treatment whereby a couple’s genes are removed from a fertilized egg, leaving the defective DNA behind, and then injected into the egg of a healthy woman.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
The technique, which is banned in the U.S., transfers pieces from inside the mother's fertilized egg – its nucleus, plus the nucleus of the father's sperm – into a healthy egg provided by an anonymous donor.
—Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 17 July 2025
The genes from the nucleus of the egg are then injected into a fertilized egg from a healthy woman that has had all of its DNA removed except for the donor's healthy mitochondrial DNA.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 16 July 2025
Neither method terminates a pregnancy, which by definition begins when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
The technique, which is banned in the U.S., transfers pieces from inside the mother's fertilized egg – its nucleus, plus the nucleus of the father's sperm – into a healthy egg provided by an anonymous donor.
—Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 17 July 2025
The genes from the nucleus of the egg are then injected into a fertilized egg from a healthy woman that has had all of its DNA removed except for the donor's healthy mitochondrial DNA.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 16 July 2025
Neither method terminates a pregnancy, which by definition begins when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fertilized. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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