What Phenotype Would You Expect to See in a Strain

question 19

Multiple Choice

What phenotype would you expect to see in a strain of E. coli with a mutation in the phr gene?

• A) increase in the methylation of nucleotide bases
• B) decrease in UV- induced mutations
• C) decrease in reversion of base- pair substitution mutations
• D) increase in UV- induced mutations
• E) decrease in the methylation of nucleotide bases

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