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How Many Mutations Does Each Human Have?

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09-12-2006 11:26 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by NosyNed
09-11-2006 8:36 PM

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A figure I can give for the spontaneous mutation rate for most organisms is between 10^-8 to 10^-10 base per cell division. This has been tested in a multitude of organisms.
Further reading see Drake, J. M. (1970) "The molecular Basis for cell Mutation" Holden Day, San Francisco.
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09-12-2006 12:56 PM 		Reply to: Message 7 by Ben!
09-12-2006 12:14 PM

Does that mean that this topic should really focus on mutation rates in sex cells only, or am I not understanding something properly?
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As far as I understand the subject matter it’s of no importance what cell type we discuss. The percentage of base pair mutations are of the same order in all. But in Darwinian terms it’s of cause only sex cells that, in higher organisms, give rise to mutations that can be the basis for selection.
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