title: EMS- and radiation-induced mutation frequencies at individual loci in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
abstract: Average mutation frequencies per locus per dose of mutagen - EMS, X-rays and fast neutrons - were estimated from 15 different loci of Arabidopsis thaliana. These loci relate to clearly distinguishable phenotypic mutant groups, each affected by a limited number of loci. There were significant differences in mutation rate between individual loci. The proposition of a linear relationship between DNA content and mutation frequency per locus is rejected.
mesh_terms: D005020:Ethyl Methanesulfonate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D009154:Mutation; D009502:Neutrons; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D005020:Ethyl Methanesulfonate