muuttumistiheydestä
Muuttumistiheys, known in English as mutation rate, refers to the frequency at which changes occur in the DNA sequence of a genome. This rate can vary significantly across different organisms, and even within different regions of the same genome. It is typically expressed as the number of mutations per nucleotide per generation or per year.
Mutations can arise from various sources, including errors during DNA replication, damage to DNA from environmental
Understanding mutation rates is crucial in fields such as evolutionary biology, genetics, and medicine. For example,