ArticleEvolution letters2026
Developmental speed and chronological time exert opposing effects on the spontaneous mutation rate in
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- Divergent Thermal Reaction Norms of the Spontaneous Mutation Rate Among Populations of Chironomus riparius.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
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The spontaneous mutation rate (μ) is shaped by two distinct forces: the passage of chronological time, inevitably associated with mutation accumulation, and the speed of development, where rapid replication contributes to error rates. Disentangling these forces has been a major challenge, particularly in ectotherms. Testing the distinct predictions of the classic replication-dependent generation length hypothesis and the time-dependent accumulation model, we experimentally assessed individuals with naturally short (15 days) and long (38 days) generation time (GT), which is mainly determined by differences in developmental speed in the midge
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