Maternal high-fat diet has a negative impact on fertility—including an apparent direct effect on early development. In this issue, a new study connects this phenotype to depletion of Stella protein in oocytes, demonstrating environmental regulation of a maternal-effect gene.
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- Harry G. Leitch
- & Petra Hajkova
Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Harry G. Leitch
- & Petra Hajkova
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