Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals That Six New Mutations Have Occurred in the Coding

Multiple Choice

Next-generation sequencing reveals that six new mutations have occurred in the coding regions of genes in an individual diploid fly.If the coding regions of this fly comprise 100 million nucleotides per haploid genome, what is the mutation rate per nucleotide?

A) 3 per billion
B) 15 per billion
C) 30 per billion
D) 60 per billion
E) 15 per million