Sentences with phrase «mutations at a constant rate»
Genes known to accumulate mutations at a constant rate, much like a ticking clock, can be used to determine when a species originated.
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@ED The only thing that is assumed to be at least more or less constant in evolutionary theory is the mutation rate of individual genes, and even that, since mutations are known, eg, to increase under higher radiation, is only true «on average, over the long run».
DT40 has with 1.3 × 10 − 5 mutations / bp / generation [14] a high and stable mutation rate at the immunoglobulin light chain locus, guaranteeing constant diversification of any gene cloned into this region.