A curious genetic phenomenon allows certain genetic instructions to be passed between generations without the gene variants involved being transmitted. Some spotty mice provide clues to how this might happen.
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Soloway, P. Paramutable possibilities. Nature 441, 413–414 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441413a
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