Is the Mutation Rate Lower in Genomic Regions of Stronger Selective Constraints?
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac169
Abstract: Abstract A study of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana detected lower mutation rates in genomic regions where mutations are more likely to be deleterious, challenging the principle that mutagenesis is blind to its consequence. To examine… read more here.
Keywords: selective constraints; mutation rate; regions stronger; genomic regions ... See more keywords