On an unbiased and consistent estimator for mutation rates

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 300, Issue , 2012, Pages 360-367

  Niccum, Brittany A ^a   Poteau, Roby ^a   Hamman, Glen E ^a   Varada, Jan C ^a   Dshalalow, Jewgeni H ^a   Sinden, Richard R ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Luria Delbr ck fluctuation model; Mutagenesis; Spontaneous mutation; Stochastic analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOACCUMULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOME; MUTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTIMATOR METHOD; GENE REPLICATION; INSECT CELL; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAMMAL CELL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION RATE; PLASMIDS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; LURIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857211824     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.01.029     Document Type: Article

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