Irregular transcriptome reprogramming probably causes thec developmental failure of embryos produced by interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer between the Przewalski’s gazelle and the bovine

Table 2 Development of PBNT embryos derived from the reverse nuclear transfer protocol

Intra/inter	NT protocol	No.embryos cultured	Cleavage (%)	8-16 cells (%)	Morula (%)	Blastocysts (%)
P-B	NT	90	55(61.1%)^b	41(45.6%)^b	1(1.1%)	0
P-B	RNT	96	61(63.5%)^b	47(49.0%)^b	1(1.0%)	1(1.0%)
B-B	NT	109	79(72.4%)^a	68(62.4%)^a	33(30.3%)^b	29(26.6%)^b
B-B	RNT	75	53(70.7%)^a	49(65.3%)^a	30(40.0%)^a	27(36.0%)^a

In the column, the same letter in superscript denotes no significant difference, different letter in superscript denotes significant difference. p<0.05.

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