Maternal microbiome-derived metabolites during pregnancy impact offspring stem cell function, offering potential therapeutic ...

In the intricate science of reproduction, the creation of offspring has long relied on the union of sperm and eggs, whether ...

However, an allele that is hidden, or not expressed by an organism, can still be passed on to that organism's offspring and expressed in a later generation. The family tree in Figure 1 shows how ...

"A central assumption in bacterial biology is that heritable physical ... there are characteristics transmitted from parents to offspring that are not encoded in DNA, but rather in the regulatory ...

Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells. A team at the Max ...

Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The results of a long-term study on wild Assamese macaques in Thailand indicate ...

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A species is a group of organisms that interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Selective breeding is when organisms are deliberately bred so their offspring have the desirable characteristics.