Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?

Mutation rate variation is often explained by varying optimal rates, or through effective population sizes determining the effectiveness of selection. But a rate difference between humans and owl monkeys is now explained mechanistically as a consequence of differing reproductive longevities.

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Main Author: Brookfield, John F.Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier (Cell Press) 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53661/
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description Mutation rate variation is often explained by varying optimal rates, or through effective population sizes determining the effectiveness of selection. But a rate difference between humans and owl monkeys is now explained mechanistically as a consequence of differing reproductive longevities.
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spelling nottingham-536612018-11-07T04:30:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53661/ Mutation rates: simpler than we thought? Brookfield, John F.Y. Mutation rate variation is often explained by varying optimal rates, or through effective population sizes determining the effectiveness of selection. But a rate difference between humans and owl monkeys is now explained mechanistically as a consequence of differing reproductive longevities. Elsevier (Cell Press) 2018-07-19 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53661/1/Mutation%20Rates%20Dispatch%20for%20Archive.pdf Brookfield, John F.Y. (2018) Mutation rates: simpler than we thought? Current Biology . ISSN 1879-0445 (In Press)
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Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
title Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
title_full Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
title_fullStr Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
title_full_unstemmed Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
title_short Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
title_sort mutation rates: simpler than we thought?
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53661/