Table 1 Summary of identified mutations.

From: Physiological status of plant tissue affects the frequency and types of mutations induced by carbon-ion irradiation in Arabidopsis

 

Dry seed 125 Gy

Dry seed 175 Gy

Seedling 20 Gy

Seedling 30 Gy

Single base substitution

72 (38%)

98 (43%)

78 (59%)

72 (62%)

Deletion

Single base

23

28

9

8

≥2 bp

68

70

27

21

Total

91 (48%)

98 (43%)

36 (27%)

29 (25%)

Insertion

Single base

8

8

2

2

≥2 bp

5

8

1

3

Total

13 (7%)

16 (7%)

3 (2%)

5 (4%)

Complex type

14 (7%)

16 (7%)

15 (11%)

11 (9%)

Grand total

190

228

132

117

  1. Data for each experimental group was obtained from 6 independent plants. Numbers in parentheses represent percentage of total mutations for each group.