Comments on: Older Dads http://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/for-older-dads/ Personal genetics for health, ancestry and research discoveries. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: John http://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/for-older-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-198480 John Sun, 19 May 2013 08:16:37 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=15515#comment-198480 Why *not* freeze sperm right after college though? Are there any downsides? Why *not* freeze sperm right after college though? Are there any downsides?

]]> By: ScottH http://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/for-older-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-197424 ScottH Fri, 17 May 2013 21:38:47 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=15515#comment-197424 You are correct. These are not mutations that the father or mother had and passed onto the child but mutations that occurred for the first time in one family member as a result of a mutation in a germ cell (egg or sperm) of one of the parents or in the fertilized egg itself. You are correct. These are not mutations that the father or mother had and passed onto the child but mutations that occurred for the first time in one family member as a result of a mutation in a germ cell (egg or sperm) of one of the parents or in the fertilized egg itself.

]]> By: Jungle Boi http://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/for-older-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-197420 Jungle Boi Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:17 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=15515#comment-197420 de novo* de novo*

]]> By: Jungle Boi http://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/for-older-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-197419 Jungle Boi Fri, 17 May 2013 21:29:56 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=15515#comment-197419 I'm so confused by this article. A "de nova" - literally "from the start" are mutations that are not passed on from mother or father. Also confusing is that the last sentence and first post seem to contradict. Here they are: It also gives us a little more understanding about complex conditions like autism. Past Autism Posts: Autism Study Reveals No Genetic Associations I’m so confused by this article. A “de nova” – literally “from the start” are mutations that are not passed on from mother or father. Also confusing is that the last sentence and first post seem to contradict. Here they are:

It also gives us a little more understanding about complex conditions like autism.

Past Autism Posts:
Autism Study Reveals No Genetic Associations

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/for-older-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-106022 Aaron Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:35:36 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=15515#comment-106022 I instinctualy feel it's beneficial to have children at an older age because of the NOVA episode I saw on epigenes. I feel that we evolve during our lifetime and if we can survive more life throws at us and build an immunity to it we can pass that onto our children. While I'm sure there is a negative side, I think there is a strong positive side to this. I instinctualy feel it’s beneficial to have children at an older age because of the NOVA episode I saw on epigenes. I feel that we evolve during our lifetime and if we can survive more life throws at us and build an immunity to it we can pass that onto our children. While I’m sure there is a negative side, I think there is a strong positive side to this.

]]>