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Male mutations
Comparative genetic analysis of humans and apes supports the suggested higher mutation rates in hominid males.
Email: Jonathan B Weitzman - jonathanweitzman@hotmail.com News from The Scientist 2002, 3(1):20020411-01
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Men are thought to have a higher mutation rate than women and the male-to-female mutation ratio (the 'alpha' value) in primates has been estimated at around 4-6. This estimation has recently been challenged, and it has been suggested that the alpha ratio may be as low as 1.7. In the April 11 Nature, Kateryna Makova and Wen-Hsiung Li provide evidence supporting the higher estimates (Nature 2002, 416:624-626).
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