Suppose the Mutation Rate Per Nucleotide in a Type of Fly

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Short Answer

Suppose the mutation rate per nucleotide in a type of fly is about 10 in a billion, that there are 300 million nucleotides in the haploid genome, and that the population size is 40 million.In this case, in every generation about _______ new mutations will appear in each individual on average.

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