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The metabolic machinery in the sperm is thrown away in favor of that in the egg, that's why mitochondrial RNA is matrilineal.
by whatshisface 5y ago
The metabolic machinery in the sperm is thrown away in favor of that in the egg, that's why mitochondrial RNA is matrilineal.
- hypertele-Xii 5y agoEven if it's thrown away there's still value in proving its function, as a proxy for general genetic fitness.