Given: The mutation rate per nucleotide is 4 x [tex]10^{-8}[/tex]. There are 1500 nucleotides per locus.
To find: The mutation rate per locus for the locus of length 1500 nucleotides.
Method: Simple multiplication of the mutation rate per nucleotide with number of nucleotides per locus will give the answer
Solution:
The mutation rate per nucleotide = [tex]4 \times 10^{-8}[/tex]
The number of nucleotides per locus = 1500
The mutation rate per locus = mutation rate per nucleotide x number of nucleotide per locus = [tex]4 \times 10^{-8} \times 1500 = 6 \times 10^{-5}[/tex].
