Table 2. Mutation rates of BPSs.

			Mutation rate (× 10–9 per nucleotide per generation)
Mutation type*			WT		ΔendoMS		dnaE(D647G)		ΔendoMS-dnaE (D647G)
Transition	A:T→G:C	A→G	0.84	0.53	52	44	37	26	430	460
		T→C	0.22		37		17		520
	G:C→A:T	G→A	0.57	0.80	33	47	24	39	360	330
		C→T	1.04		62		56		310
Transversion	A:T→C:G	A→C	0.19	0.24	0.38	0.57	17	16	16	14
		T→G	0.28		0.75		15		14
	G:C→T:A	G→T	0.16	0.20	-	0.16	11	14	11	14
		C→A	0.25		0.20		17		21
	A:T→T:A	A→T	0.04	0.06	-	<0.19	4.7	3.5	6.0	6.3
		T→A	0.09		-		2.3		8.5
	G:C→C:G	G→C	0.07	0.08	-	<0.16	0.39	1.0	6.0	4.5
		C→G	0.09		-		1.7		4.1
Indels	Deletion		0.06		<0.07		4.9		5.6
	Insertion		0.04		<0.07		7.1		7.3
Overall			1.1		46		62		420

*Mutations are represented as that occurred in leading strand.