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Ulleksa [173]
3 years ago
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Suppose the mutation rate per nucleotide for a genetic locus is 4 × 10–8 and that the locus contains 1,500 nucleotides. what is

the per-locus mutation rate?
Biology
1 answer:
DerKrebs [107]3 years ago
6 0

Given: The mutation rate per nucleotide is 4 x 10^{-8}. There are 1500 nucleotides per locus.

To find: The mutation rate per locus for the locus of length 1500 nucleotides.

Method: Simple multiplication of the mutation rate per nucleotide with number of nucleotides per locus will give the answer

Solution:

The mutation rate per nucleotide = 4 \times 10^{-8}

The number of nucleotides per locus = 1500

The mutation rate per locus = mutation rate per nucleotide x number of nucleotide per locus = 4 \times 10^{-8} \times 1500 = 6 \times 10^{-5}.

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