Germline de novo mutation rates on exons versus introns in humans

Evidence that somatic mutation rates in introns exceed those in exons challenges the molecular evolution tenet that mutation rate and sequence function are independent. Here, authors analyze germline de novo mutations and reveal no evidence for mutation rate differences between exons and introns.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miguel Rodriguez-Galindo, Sònia Casillas, Donate Weghorn, Antonio Barbadilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17162-z