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Hello, baby: genes involved in timing of birth are identified
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Birth timing is affected by genes that are active in the muscle tissue that lines the uterus. Credit: Getty
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Nature616, 223 (2023)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00909-1
References
Solé-Navais, P.et al.Nature Genet. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01343-9 (2023).