Medical research
Solving a mitochondrial mystery
When it comes to mitochondrial inheritance, maternal genes rule the day at the expense of paternal ones. But why?
Jun 24, 2016
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Where have all the mitochondria gone? Researchers shed light on a crucial step in fertilization
It's common knowledge that all organisms inherit their mitochondria – the cell's "power plants" – from their mothers. But what happens to all the father's mitochondria? Surprisingly, how – and why – paternal mitochondria ...
May 15, 2014
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Mom's, not dad's, mitochondria create healthy embryos
Mammal embryos shed paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, perhaps to ensure the offspring a healthy life, a new study shows. Researchers from the California Institute of Technology will present their findings ...
Aug 29, 2017
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