Studies published in journal Nature illustrate that the mutation in a
parent’s sperm or egg cell may escalate their child’s tendency to develop
autism. Moreover , it was observed that the Father’s sperm are more likely to
disseminate these defects onto their respective offspring as opposed to their
mothers, and one in every seven cases of autism are attributed to these
aforesaid defects. The results also revealed that for every four genetic
alterations (commonly termed as “de novo” mutations”), only one sperm began
life in an egg while other three were scattered with “de novo” mutations. This
imparts profound and thought-provoking insight into the realm of genetic
mutations in correspondence to autism.
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