Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States.
PeerJ. 2022 Feb 15;10:e12926. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12926. eCollection 2022.
We develop the mathematical structure of the neutral coalescent with both replication-dependent and replication-independent mutations. This allows us to explain and quantify empirical results that explore differences in genetic diversity in bacterial cultures with different growth rates. We also derive an unbiased and consistent estimator for the replication-independent mutation rate that is based on a comparison of total single nucleotide polymorphism counts for two independent well-mixed cultures with different growth rates. In addition to explaining differences in genetic diversity between well-mixed cultures with different (but constant) growth rates, our coalescent also quantifies the effects of fluctuating growth rates-a situation that can be common in natural populations.
我们发展了具有复制依赖和复制独立突变的中性合并的数学结构。这使我们能够解释和量化经验结果,这些结果探索了具有不同生长速率的细菌培养物中遗传多样性的差异。我们还基于对两个具有不同生长速率的独立充分混合培养物的总单核苷酸多态性计数的比较,推导出了一个无偏且一致的复制独立突变率估计值。除了解释具有不同(但恒定)生长速率的充分混合培养物之间遗传多样性的差异外,我们的合并还量化了波动生长速率的影响 - 这种情况在自然种群中可能很常见。