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Father’s diet influences son’s metabolic health through sperm RNA
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https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01502-wAbstract
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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