Sentences with phrase «destroyed gametes»

The researchers discovered the actions of multiple independent meiotic drivers in fission yeasts in an earlier study, reported in 2014 in eLife, but didn't know which genes were responsible, or how they destroyed gametes that didn't inherit the genes.

However, when meiotic drive genes are at work, they can stack the odds in their favor by destroying the gametes that don't carry them.

Not exact matches

And the gametes that don't inherit the selfish gene are destroyed.»

Henig relates the early history of conception in a dish, giving center stage to Columbia University scientist Landrum Shettles, who in 1973 tried to create the first American fetus in a lab before a zealous administrator destroyed the stewing gametes.

To make sure the gametes work normally, for instance, researchers will need to grow embryos and then destroy them, a morally contentious practice with prohibitions and policies differing around the world.