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Effects of male telomeres on probability of paternity in sand lizards.
Biology letters - 1 Aug 2018
Pauliny Angela, Miller Emily, Rollings Nicky, Wapstra Erik, Blomqvist Donald, Friesen Chris R, Olsson Mats
Abstract excerpt
Standardized swim-up trials are used in in vitro fertilization clinics to select particularly motile spermatozoa in order to increase the probability of a successful fertilization. Such trials demonstrate that sperm with longer telomeres have higher motility and lower levels of DNA damage. Regardless of whether sperm motility, and successful swim-up to fertilization sites, is a direct or correlational effect of...
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