Recessive genes are subject to Darwinian selection, researchers suggest

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May 15, 2025, 11:08 am197 ptsTop
Researchers from Radboudumc, Department of Human Genetics, demonstrated something remarkable in a 2014 publication in Nature. Contrary to expectations, inherited variants in genes were rarely responsible for intellectual disability. In the vast majority, the disability arose from a spontaneous mutation: a…

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