What Procedure Would You Use to Detect a Nutritional Mutation

question 31

Multiple Choice

What procedure would you use to detect a nutritional mutation in microorganisms?

• A) Isolation at high temperature
• B) Controlled crosses
• C) Plating on antibiotic-containing medium
• D) Replica plating
• E) Visible inspection

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Definitions:

P(A)

The probability of event A occurring.

P(B)

The probability of event B occurring.

Relative Frequency Approach

A method of probability assessment that involves observing the outcomes of a random experiment to estimate the probability of each outcome by dividing the number of times a specific outcome occurs by the total number of trials.

Long Term

Referring to an extended period of time, typically considered to be several years or more.