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Yes, but you referred to them as random mutations, which is not the case. They are inherited variants. The DNA replication error rate is nowhere near 1 in 1000.
by adenadel 8y ago
Yes, but you referred to them as random mutations, which is not the case. They are inherited variants. The DNA replication error rate is nowhere near 1 in 1000.
- klmr 8y agoHence my correction. Without looking it up now, the actual replication error rate is probably close to the deCODE rate for de novo mutations (modulo gamete selection, so probably higher than that).