Using Mutagenesis, You Have Removed a Gene Essential for Production

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Essay

Using mutagenesis, you have removed a gene essential for production of pili by Escherichia coli known to cause urinary tract infections.Would you expect the mutated bacteria to retain the capacity to cause urinary tract infections?

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