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Choosy Eggs May Pick Sperm for Their Genes, Defying Mendel’s Law

Apr 26, 201815 min
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The oldest law of genetics says that gametes combine randomly, but experiments hint that sometimes eggs select sperm actively for their genetic assets.

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