Table 1 Results from embryo transfers (ETs) of zygotes injected 6 h post insemination with in vitro transcribed (IVT) or synthetic gRNAs and Cas9 protein.

From: A deletion at the polled PC locus alone is not sufficient to cause a polled phenotype in cattle

ET

gRNA type

Blastocysts transferred

Recipients

35 days of gestation

80 days of gestation

Fetuses harvested (%)

Pregnant (%)

Fetuses detected (%)

Pregnant (%)

Fetuses detected (%)

1

IVT

18

6

2 (33)

4 (22)

2 (33)

4 (22)

3 (17)

2

IVT

24

8

5 (63)

8–9 (33–38)

1 (13)

1 (4)

1 (4)

Total

IVT

42

14

7 (50)

12–13 (29–31)

3 (21)

5 (12)

4 (10)

3

Synthetic

12

4

0 (0)

0 (0)

4

Synthetic

24

10

1 (10)

3 (8)

1 (7)

3 (13)

3 (13)

Total

Synthetic

36

14

1 (7)

3 (8)

1 (7)

3 (8)

3 (8)

Overall total

IVT & Synthetic

78

28

8 (29)

15–16 (19–21)

4 (14)

8 (10)

7 (9)

  1. Two to three blastocysts were transferred per recipient. Pregnancies were confirmed on 35 and 80 days of gestation.