The number of neutral mutants in an expanding Luria-Delbrück population is approximately Fréchet.

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The number of neutral mutants in an expanding Luria-Delbrück population is approximately Fréchet.

F1000Research - 1 Jan 2022

Frank Steven A

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Background: A growing population of cells accumulates mutations. A single mutation early in the growth process carries forward to all descendant cells, causing the final population to have a lot of mutant cells. When the first mutation happens later in growth, the final population typically has fewer mutants. The number of mutant cells in the final population follows the Luria-Delbrück distribution. The...

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PMID: 36845325
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.127469.2
PMCID: PMC9945811.2

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