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Suppose the Mutation Rate Per Nucleotide for a Genetic Locus

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Suppose the mutation rate per nucleotide for a genetic locus is 4 × 10-8 and that the locus contains 1,500 nucleotides.What is the per-locus mutation rate?


A) 4 × 10-5
B) 6 × 10-5
C) 8 × 10-5
D) 4 × 10-4
E) 6 × 10-4

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