How likely is a DNA mutation? – CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2018

Question: How likely is a DNA mutation?
- Keywords:
  DNA,
  genetics,
  mutation
Asked by to Tomas, Paul, Laura, David, Bobby on 11 Jan 2019. This question was also asked by .
- David Howard answered on 11 Jan 2019:
  
  The mutation rate changes across the genome. It is higher at the ends of the chromosomes compared to the middles. The current estimate for the mutation rate is about 1 in 90 million per single piece of DNA. As we have around 3 billions bits of DNA in our genomes we are all almost certainly carrying some mutations.

Question: How likely is a DNA mutation?