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Mum’s the word

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Alix Cleverdon http://alecart.atspace.com

Mixing the DNA of big cats has surprising results depending on who mum and dad are. Ligers and tigons suggest that the same genes can behave quite differently depending on their origin. Some genes are passed down in a silent way. Scientists are hot on the trail of the mum genes we inherit from our parents

Brona McVittie reports