(of a person) Having three genetic parents; that is, having been produced by a process in which the nucleus of one egg is inserted into the cytoplasm of another egg, which contains mitochondrial DNA, and then the hybrid egg is fertilized by a sperm.
2009, Jacob M. Appel,Toward athree-parent baby[1]:
As transformative as are the medical benefits ofthree-parent children, the social rewards should not be overlooked.
