Beadle and Tatum Began Their Studies with Wild-Type Neurospora

question 9

Multiple Choice

Beadle and Tatum began their studies with wild-type Neurospora. How is this organism best characterized?

• A) A strain that only grows in the wild
• B) A mutant strain that will only grow in the lab on complete medium
• C) A strain that will not grow in the lab
• D) A virulent strain
• E) A normal phenotype that will grow on minimal medium

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