Teen dads are more likely to pass genetic mutations to their kids

Teen dads are more likely to pass genetic mutations to their kids

In the study of 24,000 parents and their children, researchers found that men 20 years-old or younger were six times more likely to pass on genetic mutations to their children than teen mothers. They also found that kids of teen dads had more mutations than those of older dads.



February 19, 2015 at 02:54AM

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