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NYTimes.com: Tug of War Pits Genes of Parents in the Fetus


One of the more intriguing new bits of genetics research I've heard recently... So, apparently our mother and father are generically arguing in our brains and bodies as to how we should develop and behave. It's more than just a silly joke, I guess ;)

HEALTH   | September 14, 2010
Tug of War Pits Genes of Parents in the Fetus
By NICHOLAS WADE
It has long been suggested that a mother's and father's genes do not play exactly equal roles, and new research points to asymmetry that could be far more substantial than thought.