Low Rate of Somatic Mutations in a Long-Lived Oak Tree
N. Sarkar, E. Schmid-Siegert, C. Iseli, S. Calderon, C. Gouhier-Darimont, J. Chrast, P. Cattaneo, F. Schutz, L. Farinelli, M. Pagni, M. Schneider, J. Voumard, M. Jaboyedoff, C. Fankhauser, C. S. Hardtke, , P. Reymond
The paper sequenced two branches of a 234-year-old oak tree and found few somatic mutations, suggesting shoot meristems are mutation-resistant.
bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2017Plant Biology