Somatic mutation rates scale with time not growth rate in long-lived tropical trees

• Published in: eLife Vol. 12
• Main Authors: Satake, Akiko, Imai, Ryosuke, Fujino, Takeshi, Tomimoto, Sou, Ohta, Kayoko, Na'iem, Mohammad, Indrioko, Sapto, Widiyatno, Widiyatno, Purnomo, Susilo, Morales, Almudena Molla, Nizhynska, Viktoria, Tani, Naoki, Suyama, Yoshihisa, Sasaki, Eriko, Kasahara, Masahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 23.10.2024; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Borneo; Branches; Cell division; Dipterocarpaceae - genetics; Dipterocarpaceae - growth & development; DNA damage; Evolutionary Biology; Genetic diversity; Genetic testing; Genetics and Genomics; Genomes; Growth rate; Indonesia; Mutation; Mutation Rate; Mutation rates; mutational spectrum; Phylogenetics; Rainforests; shorea; somatic mutation; Trees; Trees - genetics; Trees - growth & development; Tropical Climate; tropical ecosystems; Borneo; Indonesia; Southeast Asia; genetic diversity; evolutionary biology; genetics; tropical ecosystems; genomics; somatic mutation; mutational spectrum; shorea

The rates of appearance of new mutations play a central role in evolution. However, mutational processes in natural environments and their relationship with growth rates are largely unknown, particular in tropical ecosystems with high biodiversity. Here, we examined the somatic mutation landscapes o...