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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome May Be Inherited Epigenetically
Female mice modeling the hormonal disorder can pass symptoms down for several generations, likely via changes in genome methylation that are similarly observed in women with PCOS.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome May Be Inherited Epigenetically
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome May Be Inherited Epigenetically

Female mice modeling the hormonal disorder can pass symptoms down for several generations, likely via changes in genome methylation that are similarly observed in women with PCOS.

Female mice modeling the hormonal disorder can pass symptoms down for several generations, likely via changes in genome methylation that are similarly observed in women with PCOS.

reproductive biology, genetics & genomics

Eight Proteins Turn Mouse Stem Cells into Egglike Cells
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Katarina Zimmer | Aug 13, 2019 | 4 min read
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Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 9, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers believe the genetic locus affects the regulation of another gene involved in sexual function.
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Eggs Trade Genes
Ruth Williams | Oct 24, 2012 | 3 min read
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
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