Thursday, April 08, 2010
Age Cause of dna Mutations?
It's not a scientific fact, just an observation from a few of my ISOGG peers that the age of the father may have an effect on the mutation happening in the offspring male. They have found changes happening from older fathers that do not happen with young fathers. This could account for why we have a difference of 3 from Ian's family and our family of Goldfoots.
I've always wondered what events cause mutations; whether it be diet, sickness or what. It's just something to wonder about. The Ydna haplogroups can change so easily whereas the Mtdna hardly ever do.
I've always wondered what events cause mutations; whether it be diet, sickness or what. It's just something to wonder about. The Ydna haplogroups can change so easily whereas the Mtdna hardly ever do.
Labels: age, mutations, Y DNA haplogroups
