Phenomena and Processes

Mutation Rate

The number of mutations that occur in a specific sequence, GENE, or GENOME over a specified period of time such as years, CELL DIVISIONS, or generations.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The number of mutations that occur in a specific sequence, GENE, or GENOME over a specified period of time such as years, CELL DIVISIONS, or generations.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Mutation Frequency
  • Frequencies, Mutation
  • Frequency, Mutation
  • Mutation Frequencies
  • Mutation Rates
  • Rate, Mutation
  • Rates, Mutation

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Mutation (1963-2011)

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  1. G05.045w.250w.750w
  2. G05.365w.590w.612w
  3. G16.075w.250w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mutation Rate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059645. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059645
  2. Mutation Rate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_rate
  3. Mutation Rate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2067051