Gene mutations at the molecular level - Table 7.1a-- Table 7.1b

Linear Relation betweeen X-ray dose and percentage of sex-linked mutations in Drosophila melanogaster

Forward Mutation Rates in Neurospora crassa

Pairing between the normal (keto) forms of the bases

Mismatches due to rare tautomeric form of bases pairing

Mutations arising from tautomeric shifts during DNA replication

Mutations due to base analogues- These data are typical of those from Art Kornberg's studies on replication.

Chemical alterations of the DNA create mutations --

The Fluctuation Test
Are mutations random? or Do mutations arise during periods of selection?

Mutations


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by Kenneth G. Wilson,
Professor of Botany
Miami University
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