Department of Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden. Hans.Ellegren@ebc.uu.se
The relative contribution of mothers and fathers to mutation can be studied by evolutionary analysis of sex-linked DNA sequences. A new study shows that mutations occur in men at a rate five times of that in women, lending support to the idea of 'male-driven evolution'.
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