Are Egg Cells in Aging Primates Protected From Mutations? :

Mutations to mitochondrial DNA in aging rhesus monkey egg cells accumulate over time but plateau at a certain age, indicating there may be a protective mechanism that keeps the mutation rate lower than in non-reproductive cells.

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