Embryos Receive Parent-Specific Layers of Information
Not long ago we had a somewhat controversial article here:
http://pipedot.org/story/2014-10-06/offspring-can-resemble-a-mothers-previous-mate
Here is a similar one:
http://scitechdaily.com/researchers-show-embryos-receive-parent-specific-layers-information/
'Similar' in a very broad sense of this word. It shows that there are still plenty of unknown factors in
human and non-human reproduction.
The question if such or similar mechanisms can also exist in higher organisms, e.g. also in humans, might be
far fetched, but not that far, that it precludes a more thorough research.
http://pipedot.org/story/2014-10-06/offspring-can-resemble-a-mothers-previous-mate
Here is a similar one:
http://scitechdaily.com/researchers-show-embryos-receive-parent-specific-layers-information/
'Similar' in a very broad sense of this word. It shows that there are still plenty of unknown factors in
human and non-human reproduction.
The research, detailed in an article published in the journal PLOS Genetics, sheds light onIn insects this additional “epigenetic†layer of information apparently can come from a previous mate.
the multilayered process of how a sperm and egg pass along information needed for successful
reproduction. Though one layer is the DNA code that is transferred, the new study identifies
information not encoded by DNA, a so-called “epigenetic†layer of information that helps the
cell interpret the genetic code.
The question if such or similar mechanisms can also exist in higher organisms, e.g. also in humans, might be
far fetched, but not that far, that it precludes a more thorough research.