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Rates of Mutation

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Rates of Mutation Rates of Mutation The rate of mutations between generations is very small. Most mutations that occur are harmless. References Atei si Agnostici Romani
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Problems 3

Why are genetic mutations more likely to come from the father?
Mutation rates are usually measured with the units:
Given a mutation rate of 2.1 x 10−810^{-8}10−8 mutations per base per generation and you know that the human genome size is 3.1 x 10910^{9}109 bases. What would you expect the n…