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Table 3 Number of cells/colony (fitness) of Ade- survivors isolated on day 14 from SDNA-ade dishes. see Table 2.

From: The exceptionally high rate of spontaneous mutations in the polymerase delta proofreading exonuclease-deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain starved for adenine

Strain/Survivor

No. of cells/colony (×107) on:

Fitness ratio SDNA+ade/YEPD

 

YEPD

SDNA+ade

 

de3-01-CG

4.380

1.700

0.388

101

3.320

-a

-a

102

1.700

0.100

0.059

103

1.120

0.400

0.357

104

0.750

-a

-a

105

1.200

0.120

0.100

106

1.140

0.710

0.623

107

0.080

0.006

0.075

108

0.040

0.013

0.325

109

0.040

0.013

0.325

110

0.002

-b

-b

111

3.320

-b

-b

112

0.420

0.420

1.000

  1. a Hardly visible at the stereomicroscope after 4 days of incubation at 28°C, diameter not estimable.
  2. b Not yet visible at the stereomicroscope after 4 days of incubation at 28°C. Visible colonies developed by day eight.