05/07/2019
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S***m is responsible for creating the placenta and the umbilical cord.
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Paternal genes dominate the building of the placenta, providing the genetic blueprint for development of the placenta.
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A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that the genes in a fetus that come from the father, dominate in building the fetal side of the placenta.
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Paternal genome has a major influence on placental development.
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