During DNA Replication in a Bacterium, a C Is Accidentally

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Essay

During DNA replication in a bacterium, a C is accidentally incorporated instead of an A into one newly synthesized DNA strand.Imagine that this error was not corrected and that it has no effect on the ability of the progeny to grow and reproduce.
A.After this original bacterium has divided once, what proportion of its progeny would you expect to contain the mutation?
B.What proportion of its progeny would you expect to contain the mutation after three more rounds of DNA replication and cell division?

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Definitions:

Simple Regression

a technique that estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and a single independent variable using a straight line.

Intercept

The point where a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis; often used in the context of the y-intercept of a line in a graph.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, defined as the ratio of the change in the y-variable to the change in the x-variable.

Mean Value

The average of a set of numerical data, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.