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Women born to older mothers have reduced fertility: Evidence from a natural fertility population
2020-09-20
Abstract excerpt
Are daughters of older mothers less fertile? The human mutation rate is high and increases with chronological age. As female oocytes age, they become less functional, reducing female chances at successful reproduction. Increased oocyte mutation loads at advanced age may be passed on to offspring, decreasing fertility among daughters born to older mothers. In this paper we study the effects of maternal ageing on he...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 46f435e0-e7a7-544d-852b-c11272320da3
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.09.18.303602