Flipping the switch on some of the slowest mutating genomes: Direct measurements of plant mitochondrial and plastid mutation rates in msh1 mutants
Amanda K. Broz, Mychaela Hodous, Yi Zou, Patricia C. Vail, Zhiqiang Wu, Daniel B. Sloan
The paper measures mutation rates in plant mitochondrial and plastid genomes of msh1 mutants and finds significantly higher rates compared to wild-type plants.
PLoS Genetics · Jun 30, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics