what is the differents between rate of mutations and frequency of mutation??

Answer 1

rate refers to the occurence of mutation per division, frequency is the number of mutations in a given population size.

Answer 2

rate refers to the occurence of mutation per division, frequency is the number of mutations in a given population size.

Answer 3

for me, the rate of mutation means the speed that cells or tissues mutate while the frequency of mutation means the chance that cells or tissues will mutate.