In the Ames Test, Which Result Will Indicate That the Substance

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the Ames test, which result will indicate that the substance being tested is a potential carcinogen?

• A) Appearance of a few spontaneous His⁺ reversion mutants on the control and experimental plates.
• B) Appearance of abundant His⁺ reversion mutants surrounding the filter disk on the experimental plate relative to the control plate.
• C) Appearance of no spontaneous His⁺ reversion mutants on the control plate.
• D) Appearance of abundant His⁺ reversion mutants surrounding the filter disk on the control plate relative to the experimental plate.

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