Cálculo dos parâmetros da taxa de mutação espontânea através do genoma: onde estão as mutações benéficas?

Heredity (2000) 84, 497–501; doi:10.1046/j.1365-2540.2000.00727.x

Estimation of spontaneous genome-wide mutation rate parameters: whither beneficial mutations?

Thomas Bataillon1

1INRA-SGAP Mauguio, Domaine de Melgueil, 34130 Mauguio, France

Correspondence: Thomas Bataillon, Fax: +33 4 67 29 39 90; E-mail: bataillon@ensam.inra.fr

Received 4 January 2000; Accepted 4 February 2000.

Copyright © The National Human Genome Research Institute

Abstract

Empirical estimates of genome-wide mutation rates and of the distribution of mutational effects are needed to illuminate various topics ranging from evolutionary biology to conservation. Methods for inferring genome-wide mutation parameters are presented, and results stemming from these studies are reviewed. It is argued that, although most if not all mutations detected in mutation accumulation experiments are deleterious, the question of the rate of favourable mutations (and their effects) is still a matter for debate.

Keywords: adaptation, compensatory mutations, deleterious mutations, fitness, genetic load, mutational meltdown

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