Article
Offspring phenotype is shaped by the nonsperm fraction of semen.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 May 2020
Kekäläinen Jukka, Jokiniemi Annalaura, Janhunen Matti, Huuskonen Hannu
Abstract excerpt
In a large majority of animal species, the only contribution of males to the next generation has been assumed to be their genes (sperm). However, along with sperm, seminal plasma contains a wide array of extracellular factors that have many important functions in reproduction. Yet, the potential intergenerational effects of these factors are virtually unknown. We investigated these effects in European whitefish...
Topics
- Animals
- Female
- Male
- Paternal Inheritance
- Phenotype
- Salmonidae
- Semen
- Sperm Motility
- Swimming