Mutation rate per base pair per generation
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| Value | 8.5E-09 mutation/bp/generation |
|---|---|
| Organism | Fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster |
| Reference | Drake JW, Charlesworth B, Charlesworth D, Crow JF. Rates of spontaneous mutation. Genetics. 1998 Apr148(4):1667-86. p.1673 left column top paragraphPubMed ID9560386 |
| Method | Detection of visible mutations on X chromosomes |
| Comments | Derived by multiplying mutation/bp/replication, BNID 100365, by 25, the number of germ cell divisions prior to sperm formation |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106793 |