Table 2

Mutation rates

Genome Region
Mutation Rate
Source

Autosomal
2.5 × 10-8
[48]

Y Chromosome
3 × 10-3 to 1 × 10-8
[49,50]

X Chromosome
1 × 10-8
[51]

Microsatellites
4.5 × 10-4
[52-55]

mtDNA control region
4.3 × 10-3
[56,57]

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