Direct estimation of genome mutation rates from pedigrees in free-ranging baleen whales
Marcos Suárez-Menéndez, Martine Bérubé, Fabrício Furni, Vania E. Rivera-Léon, Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen, Finn Larsen, Richard Sears, Christian A. Ramp, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Rampal S. Etienne, Jooke Robbins, Per Jakob Palsbøll
The paper estimates genome mutation rates in baleen whales using pedigrees, finding rates similar to primates and revising population size estimates and cancer rate explanations.
Science · Aug 31, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics