GeneticsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Overlooked roles of DNA damage and maternal age in generating human germline mutations
Ziyue Gao, Priya Moorjani, Thomas A. Sasani…·Molly Przeworski
The paper challenges the textbook view of germline mutations by showing that DNA damage and maternal age significantly contribute to mutation rates, with young fathers contributing more mutations than young mothers.
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