Father’s diet influences son’s metabolic health through sperm RNA

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    Henry James
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    Father’s diet influences son’s metabolic health through sperm RNA


    Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01502-w

    DNA from organelles called mitochondria is not inherited from the father. But mitochondrial RNAs that sense paternal diet and mitochondrial quality are delivered from sperm to egg, affecting offspring metabolism.



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