Numbers of Mutations within Multicellular Bodies: Why It Matters
Multicellular organisms often start life as a single cell. Subsequent cell division builds the body. Each mutational event during those developmental cell divisions carries forward to all descendant cells. The overall number of mutant cells in the body follows the Luria–Delbrück process. This articl...
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MDPI AG
2022-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1680/12/1/12 |