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Not directly related to fruit flies, but older fathers are more likely to have autistic children.
by rcme 4y ago
Not directly related to fruit flies, but older fathers are more likely to have autistic children.
- Daub 4y agoAnd downs syndrome.
- loandbehold 4y agoDown syndrome correlates to mother's age more; autism correlates more to father's age.
- abcc8 4y agoYes, the extra chromosome 21 comes from the mother in approximately 90% of cases.
- AndrewDucker 4y agoPlausibly because men with some autistic attributes find it harder to form long-term relationships until they've got more experience than those without.