Mutationathon: towards standardization in estimates of pedigree-based germline mutation rates
L. A. Bergeron, S. Besenbacher, T. N. Turner, C. J. Versoza, R. Wang, A. L. Price, E. Armstrong, M. Riera, J. Carlson, H.-y. Chen, M. W. Hahn, K. Harris, A. S. L. N. M. Kleppe, E. H. Lopez-Nandam, P. Moorjani, , M. H. Schierup
The paper evaluates variation in germline mutation rate estimates across labs using a standardized pedigree of rhesus macaques, highlighting methodological differences and the need for standardization.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2021Evolutionary Biology