Observed and expected tandem mutations in pol η-deficient cells from spleen and Peyer’s patches
| Polζ+/+ Polη−/− | Polζ+/− Polη−/− | |||||||
| Mutations per clone | No. of clones | No. of mutations | Tandems observed | Tandems expecteda | No. of clones | No. of mutations | Tandems observed | Tandems expecteda |
| 1 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | 76 | 152 | 3 | 0.31 | 77 | 154 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 3 | 34 | 102 | 5 | 0.41 | 33 | 99 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 4 | 19 | 76 | 3 | 0.46 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 0.32 |
| 5 | 19 | 95 | 5 | 0.77 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 0.55 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 7 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 0.77 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0.34 |
| 8 | 11 | 88 | 4 | 1.25 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 9 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0.73 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 10 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0.55 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 11 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 14 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1.11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 15 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total: | 357 | 1,060 | 33 | 10.78 | 291 | 637 | 9 | 3.58 |
| Polζ+/+ Polη−/− | Polζ+/− Polη−/− | |||||||
| Mutations per clone | No. of clones | No. of mutations | Tandems observed | Tandems expecteda | No. of clones | No. of mutations | Tandems observed | Tandems expecteda |
| 1 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | 76 | 152 | 3 | 0.31 | 77 | 154 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 3 | 34 | 102 | 5 | 0.41 | 33 | 99 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 4 | 19 | 76 | 3 | 0.46 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 0.32 |
| 5 | 19 | 95 | 5 | 0.77 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 0.55 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 7 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 0.77 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0.34 |
| 8 | 11 | 88 | 4 | 1.25 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 9 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0.73 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 10 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0.55 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 11 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 14 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1.11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 15 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total: | 357 | 1,060 | 33 | 10.78 | 291 | 637 | 9 | 3.58 |
Expected tandems were calculated by the formula n(n − 1)/k in a sequence of k nucleotides long containing n mutations (Winter et al., 1998).