2006-12-01 07:21:22 · 8 answers · asked by peterchen45040 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No, only the sperm can fertilize the female egg.
2006-12-01 09:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by Smartees 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, theoretically it is possible.
Normally, the woman donates the egg (with all the extra stuff the cell has in it) and 1 of her 2 x chromosomes. The man gives only the DNA with one of his sex chromosomes, either x (giving a female child) or y (giving a male child).
So if there were 2 women, one would have to donate the egg (and her one x chromosome) and the other would have to donate only the DNA (with again her one x chromosome) so the only possibility is for a female child.
2 men could not do this because the rest of the stuff in the egg would be missing! You need the rest of the organelles, not just the DNA, to make a child!
(Eventually women could dominate!! Too bad most of us like men so much...haha.)
2006-12-01 07:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by mle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is possible and has been performed experimentally. This results in a retarded development and many complications.
Conversely, if you took the DNA from two sperms and put it into an egg without DNA in it, the embryo will be SEVERELY retarded and will not survive very long.
2006-12-01 07:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is, if you do it inside a lab, scientists can now have the DNA fuse together and then go under meiosis, however you can ONLY have another girl because there will only be 2 X chromosomes and no Y, so doing this it is impossible to have a male, but it is possible to have a girl.
2006-12-01 07:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..I dont think a egg can fertilize another egg...I think something else is needed for that;)
2006-12-01 07:24:28 · answer #5 · answered by Krystal L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely, and i got an e-mail once, usually they pay whoever the donor is alot of money for doing that.
2006-12-01 07:26:02 · answer #6 · answered by ssoussa22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because you need an atleast one x chromosome which is only located in sperm which is only located in a penis which is located on a man
2006-12-01 07:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by jessejsnowflake 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
2006-12-01 07:24:33 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋