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Suppose in a Population of 250,000 Mice the Mutation Rate

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Suppose in a population of 250,000 mice the mutation rate per nucleotide for a genetic locus is 4 × 10-8.The locus contains 1,500 nucleotides.How many new mutations should we expect at this locus in each generation?


A) 3
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
E) 30

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