Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
Mutation rate variation is often explained by varying optimal rates, or through effective population sizes determining the effectiveness of selection. But a rate difference between humans and owl monkeys is now explained mechanistically as a consequence of differing reproductive longevities.
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Elsevier (Cell Press)
2018
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53661/ |