The architecture of intra-organism mutation rate variation in plants

• Published in: PLoS biology Vol. 17; no. 4; p. e3000191
• Main Authors: Wang, Long, Ji, Yilun, Hu, Yingwen, Hu, Huaying, Jia, Xianqin, Jiang, Mengmeng, Zhang, Xiaohui, Zhao, Lina, Zhang, Yanchun, Jia, Yanxiao, Qin, Chao, Yu, Luyao, Huang, Ju, Yang, Sihai, Hurst, Laurence D, Tian, Dacheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.04.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accumulation; Biology and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Branch banking; Callus; Cell division; Engineering and Technology; Fragility; Funding; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - genetics; Genes, Plant - genetics; Genomes; Genomics; Germ Cells; Heterogeneity; Laboratories; Leaves; Life sciences; Meristems; Mutation; Mutation - genetics; Mutation Accumulation; Mutation Rate; Mutation rates; Observations; Pharmaceuticals; Plant genetics; Plant Leaves - genetics; Plant mutation; Plant Roots - genetics; Plant Shoots - genetics; Plant species; Plant tissues; Plants - genetics; Research and analysis methods; Shoots; Strawberries; Supervision; China

Given the disposability of somatic tissue, selection can favor a higher mutation rate in the early segregating soma than in germline, as seen in some animals. Although in plants intra-organismic mutation rate heterogeneity is poorly resolved, the same selectionist logic can predict a lower rate in s...