Editing ENU (section)

==Summary of properties and advantages of ENU mutagenesis==
# ENU is an alkylating agent and has preference for A->T base transversions and also for AT->GC transitions.<ref name=nolan>Nolan, P, Hugill, A & Cox, RD, 2002, p.278-89</ref> However it is also shown to cause GC->AT transitions.<ref name=coghill>Coghill, EL et al., 2002, p.255-6</ref>
# It is known to induce point mutations, which implies that by mapping for the desired phenotype, the researcher can identify a single candidate gene responsible for the phenotype.<ref name=kile>Kile, BT & Hilton, DJ 2005, p.557-67</ref>
# The point mutations are at approximately [[Base pair#Length measurements|1-2 Mb (Mega-base-pair)]] interval and occur at an approximate rate of 1 per 700 gametes.<ref name=davis/>
# ENU targets spermatogonial stem cells.<ref name=nolan/>

[[Image:Overviewfig1.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'''Figure 1:''' Overview of ENU mutagenesis screen.]]