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Mutation rates |
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| Genome Region |
Mutation Rate |
Source |
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| Autosomal |
2.5 × 10-8 |
[48] |
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| Y Chromosome |
3 × 10-3 to 1 × 10-8 |
[49,50] |
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| X Chromosome |
1 × 10-8 |
[51] |
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| Microsatellites |
4.5 × 10-4 |
[52-55] |
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| mtDNA control region |
4.3 × 10-3 |
[56,57] |
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Common regions of the human genome used in genetic research and their mutation rates. | ||
Stacey et al. BMC Genetics 2008 9:66 doi:10.1186/1471-2156-9-66 |
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