Somatic and germline mutational processes across the tree of life
S. C. Lee, Yichen Wang, Heaton Haynes, Emily Mitchell, Mark Maddison, Liam M Crowley, Patrick Adkins, Nova Mieszkowska, Mark Blaxter, Richard Michael Durbin, Peter J. Campbell
This study identifies somatic and germline mutational signatures across 661 species, revealing greater diversity than in human samples, likely due to environmental or biological factors.
bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2025 · PreprintGenomics