Paternal age and genetic load

Human Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 515-527

  Cochran, Gregory ^a   Harpending, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic load; Mutation rate; Paternal age; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; GENETIC LOAD; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION RATE; PATERNAL AGE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; GENETIC LOAD; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION RATE; PATERNAL AGE;

EID: 84995280090     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.085.0401     Document Type: Article

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