What Is the Consequence to a Bacterial Cell of a Mutation

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is the consequence to a bacterial cell of a mutation that inactivates the enzyme responsible for methylating the A in the DNA sequence 5′ GATC?

• A)Replication of the lagging strand cannot be completed.
• B)Thymine dimers cannot be repaired.
• C)Parental and new DNA strands cannot be distinguished during mismatch repair.
• D)Expression of certain metabolic genes is decreased.
• E)The mutation rate of all genes will be lower.

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