“Selfish Chromosomes” May Explain Why So Many People Struggle To Have Babies
Textbooks make procreation auditory sensation pretty straightforward – although , for many , the reality can be heartbreakingly complex . Miscarriagesand otherfertility issuesare very vulgar , and a new paper in the journalPLoS Biologysays that these seemingly random complications may be triggered by turn down chromosomes deliberately sabotaging the wellness of developing embryos . pen by Professor Laurence Hurst , Director of the Milner Center for Evolution at the University of Bath , the essay canvas the mechanisms underlying aneuploidy : the development of an strange number of chromosome within a sperm , orchis , or conceptus ....