• DocumentCode
    1433717
  • Title

    The case for large-size mutations

  • Author

    Deutsch, Sid

  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    124
  • Lastpage
    127
  • Abstract
    There are no laws of physics or chemistry that forbid large mutations. Therefore, the "size" of a random mutation should fit the mathematics of a Poisson point process: the number of mutations (N), versus mutation size (MS), should obey an exponential relationship. Three examples are examined: a simple 15-mutation sequence; actual experimental data involving a sequence of 56,611 random action potentials (rather than mutations); and a synthetic sequence of 65,535 random mutations. In the latter example, with an average MS of 2.22 units, the largest MS is a 25-unit giant that would be associated with major changes.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric potentials; evolution (biological); genetics; physiological models; stochastic processes; Poisson point process; exponential relationship; large-size mutations; mutation size; mutations number; random action potentials; random mutation; simple 15-mutation sequence; synthetic sequence; Biological system modeling; Chemistry; Computer aided software engineering; Evolution (biology); Genetic mutations; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Physics; Probes; Random sequences; Evolution, Molecular; Models, Genetic; Models, Statistical; Mutation; Poisson Distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/10.900273
  • Filename
    900273