To Increase the Proportion of Auxotrophic Mutants in a Population

question 26

Multiple Choice

To increase the proportion of auxotrophic mutants in a population of bacteria, one may use

• A) direct selection.
• B) replica plating.
• C) penicillin enrichment.
• D) individual transfer.
• E) mutant reversion.

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