Evolutionary BiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Low base-substitution mutation rate in the germline genome of ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila
Hongan Long, David J Winter, Allan Y-C Chang…·Rebecca A Zufall
The paper measures the germline base-substitution mutation rate in Tetrahymena thermophila and finds it to be low, similar to Paramecium tetraurelia, but notes fitness decline in exclusion lines suggests other factors contribute to mutational load.
DOI 10.1093/gbe/evw223