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From: "Allan S. Gleason" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Re:sykes mutation rate
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 12:28:40 -0700
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But you didn't give the number of markers! Don't want to confuse the newbies! Gets even better with 23 markers!
Allan

Nicholas Penington wrote:

> It is 1 per 500 generations (10,000) years per marker with a generation
> defined as 20 years..
> Yes Allan it is one every 500 generations but there are 10 sites in this case so one would expect one mutation
> about every 40-50 generations as I suggested. NP
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