Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Ratio Of Male To Female Mutation Rates

Fraction of mutation rates for specific loci in human males over that of human females. Studies have shown to 5.1.

See male mutamto range from 1.7 tion rates.

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male mutation rates (... compared to that of females. See ratio of male to female mutation rates.)
sex ratio (... sex ratio is the ratio in a population at a given ...)
average mutation rate (For pedagogical purposes, a mutation rate of 1 105 is often cited. See mutation rate.)
mutation rate, average (... enzymes that can repair mutations under certain conditions.)
operational sex ratio (... sexually active males in a population at any ...)