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Linking paternally inherited mtDNA variants and sperm performance.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 20 Jan 2020
Bettinazzi Stefano, Nadarajah Sugahendni, Dalpé Andréanne, Milani Liliana, Blier Pierre U, Breton Sophie
Abstract excerpt
Providing robust links between mitochondrial genotype and phenotype is of major importance given that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants can affect reproductive success. Because of the strict maternal inheritance (SMI) of mitochondria in animals, haplotypes that negatively affect male fertility can become fixed in populations. This phenomenon is known as 'mother's curse'. Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of...
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