Table 2. The frequency of mutations in endosperms of chronically irradiated pine trees.
Experimental site | Number of locus-tests | Null mutation frequency | Duplications frequency | Changes in electrophoretic mobility frequency | Total frequency of mutations |
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Ref | 2457 | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0 | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 0.003 ± 0.001 |
Ref1 | 999 | 0.003 ± 0.002 | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 0.004 ± 0.002 | 0.008 ± 0.002 |
VIUA | 2459 | 0.005 ± 0.001 | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 0.003 ± 0.001 | 0.009** ± 0.002 |
SB | 2313 | 0.011***▲ ± 0.002 | 0.004*** ± 0.001 | 0.004* ± 0.001 | 0.020***▲▲ ± 0.004 |
Z1 | 2589 | 0.024***▲▲▲ ± 0.003 | 0.007***▲ ± 0.002 | 0.007*** ± 0.002 | 0.041***▲▲▲ ± 0.004 |
Z2 | 2228 | 0.029***▲▲▲ ± 0.004 | 0.011***▲▲▲ ± 0.002 | 0.010***▲▲ ± 0.002 | 0.054***▲▲▲ ± 0.050 |
t-test revealed a significant difference with: *Ref site, p < 0.05; **Ref site, p < 0.01; ***Ref site, p < 0.001%; ▲Ref1 site, p < 0.05; ▲▲Ref1 site, p < 0.01; ▲▲▲Ref1 site, p < 0.001.