Strong male bias drives germline mutation in chimpanzees
Germline mutation determines rates of molecular evolution, genetic diversity, and fitness load. In humans, the average point mutation rate is 1.2 × 10−8 per base pair per generation, with every additional year of father’s age contributing two mutations across the genome and males contributing three...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2014
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