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Set 16 Mutation Repair And Recombination

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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The fluctuation test of Luria and Delbruck showed that:

A)a selecting agent can affect mutation rate in E.coli.
B)mutations can arise spontaneously before exposure to the selecting agent.
C)mutations in E.coli occur at a relatively high frequency.
D)the mutation rate in E.coli fluctuates greatly from one generation to the next.
E)the T1 phage can act as a mutagen as well as a selecting agent in E.coli.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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In E.coli,a region of a gene with repeats of the sequence CTGG will be prone to:

A)deletions.
B)frameshift mutations.
C)missense mutations.
D)reversion.
E)triplet expansion.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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In E.coli,a region flanked by two repeats of a sequence such as GTGGTGAA is prone to:

A)deletions.
B)duplications.
C)frameshift mutations.
D)missense mutations.
E)reversion.

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