DNA sequences at the beginning of genes—at least in fruit flies—contain more information than previously thought
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
When egg and sperm combine, the new embryo bustles with activity. Its cells multiply so rapidly they largely ignore their DNA, other than to copy it and to read just a few essential genes. The embryonic cells mainly rely on molecular instructions placed in the egg by its mother in the form of RNA.