Tandence t1_jdmwfra wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:15 PM Reply to comment by I2eB6L in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh The egg is only the mother's genes, the placenta is a combination of mother and father genes, i.e. the child. Permalink Parent 17
Tandence t1_jdmwfra wrote
Reply to comment by I2eB6L in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
The egg is only the mother's genes, the placenta is a combination of mother and father genes, i.e. the child.