The distribution of the numbers of mutants in bacterial populations
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The first mutant distribution is due to Lea and Coulson (1949).
“The first mutant distribution is due to Lea and Coulson (1949).”
From rSalvador: An R Package for the Fluctuation Experiment (2017) · cites this paper as Lea and Coulson 1949
In most published applications of the fluctuation experiment, inference about m relied on the Lea-Coulson mutant distribution.
“In most published applications of the fluctuation experiment, inference about m relied on the Lea-Coulson mutant distribution (Lea and Coulson 1949) defined by the PGF G1∗(z;m) given in Equation (3).”
From rSalvador: An R Package for the Fluctuation Experiment (2017) · cites this paper as Lea and Coulson 1949
The Lea-Coulson method of the median (LC) is the classic model for the estimation of mutation rates.
“While the Lea-Coulson method of the median (LC), introduced in 1949 (Lea and Coulson, 1949), is the classic model for the estimation of mutation rates, statistical analyses have evolved to more accurately estimate m.”
From Fluctuation AnaLysis CalculatOR: a web tool for the determination of mutation rate using Luria–Delbrück fluctuation analysis (2009) · cites this paper as Lea and Coulson, 1949
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References 7 · Cited by 1,450
- Authors
- Lea, D. E., & Coulson, C. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of Genetics
- Published
- 1949-12
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 264-285
- ISSN
- 0022-1333 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2013735712
- Cited by
- 1,450
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 39 · 2012: 29
- FWCI
- 8.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Genetics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probability and Statistical Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Keywords
- bacterial populations, mutation rate, probability tables
- MeSH terms
- Genetics, Humans
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