Biologists find new genetic interdependence between mothers and their offspring
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
A team of biologists has discovered that the distinctive genetic processes of early development help explain patterns of animal development in nature and across the evolutionary tree. Its findings point to a largely overlooked dynamic between the genome of mothers and their developing progeny—and one that underscores this genetic interaction as a primary influence on evolution.