2) Preimplantation

Question 1

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART)

Answer 1

Techniques to “treat” infertility, which affect ~10% of all couples
In vitro fertilization (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- Also allows for preimplantation diagnosis…

Question 2

Hippo pathway and formation of the trophectoderm

Answer 2

Cell-to-cell interactions, via the Hippo pathway, regulate Tead4 activity in the morula