Rdiasensitivity and radiation-induced mutability: an empirical relationship.
The total genome size of various species can apparently define the radiation-induced mutability and radiosensitivity for these species. An empirical expression has been derived which relates the radiation-induced mutation rates of different species to their total DNA content and radiation-induced inactivation rates.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000528:radiation effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta / Q000528:radiation effects; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D010944:Plants / Q000528:radiation effects; D011831:Radiation Genetics; D014780:Viruses / Q000528:radiation effects