Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?

Brookfield, John F.Y.

Abstract

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.

Citation

Brookfield, J. F. (2018). Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?. Current Biology, 28(19), R1149-R1151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.067

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Jul 19, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Oct 8, 2018
• Publication Date: Oct 8, 2018
• Deposit Date: Aug 7, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 9, 2019
• Print ISSN: 0960-9822
• Publisher: Cell Press
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 19
• Pages: R1149-R1151
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.067
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/958454
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982218309977