Concept information
Preferred term
mutation rate
Definition
- [Henderson's] the number of mutations occurring in a population over some spe­cified unit of time. The units used as the time denominator are commonly the total number of cell divisions or the total genera­tion spans of the cells or organisms. The spontaneous mutation rate seems to vary between different organisms and between different genes. cf. mutation frequency.
Broader concept
Scope note
- MS Academic Keywords
Creator
- 0000-0003-2195-3997
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21636
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