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Mutation Frequency is the frequency at which a particular ( all or any) mutations occur over time, within a population. | Mutation Frequency is the frequency at which a particular ( all or any) mutations occur over time, within a population. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 6 December 2016
Mutation Frequency is the frequency at which a particular ( all or any) mutations occur over time, within a population.
Mutation Frequency= M./n.
Where;
M.= Number of Mutants.
n. = Total Population in question.
For example, if in an E. coli population the number of TonB (T1 Phage resistant) Mutants is 5360, in a total population of 3.1x1011. The Mutation Frequency would be;
M.F.= 5360 / 3.1x1011 = 1.8x10-8