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Who's your daddy?

Marmoset families have mixed-up genetics.

As a general rule, a man who learns that his children are genetically his brother's offspring would have good cause for distress. But for one group of primates, that wouldn't necessarily mean that mum has been unfaithful, a new study finds.

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