Sci Show: "Sperm remember a father’s environment (diet) and transmit that information to the embryo" by a non-DNA mechanism. Male mice with a folate-deficient diet produced sperm with altered histones, which "were transmitted at fertilization and remained in the developing embryo," leading to birth defects.

Sunday, March 21, 2021

"Sperm remember a father’s environment (diet) and transmit that information to the embryo" by a non-DNA mechanism. Male mice with a folate-deficient diet produced sperm with altered histones, which "were transmitted at fertilization and remained in the developing embryo," leading to birth defects.

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