Testing Jeanson's Model: Y Chromosome Mutation Rates

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@stlyankeefan

I didn’t know this and will add it to my lectures. In my Human Biology class we discuss autosomal vs sex linked chromosome disorders.

Check out how I used it in this presentation: Livestream: How I Changed My Mind on Evolution.

@stlyankeefan

Rather, all chromosomes in men have a higher mutation rate than all chromosomes in women, but the average autosomal mutation rate (which represents the rate for chromosomes from both men and women) is lower. Is that correct?

Approximately. As always, the real story is more complex.