Imagine That the DNA Replication Error Rate for a Strain

question 46

Multiple Choice

Imagine that the DNA replication error rate for a strain of bacterium that has a defective repair mechanism is 1 in 10 million.If the cell's genome is 5 million nucleotide pairs,how often will the genome sustain a mutation in this strain,keeping in mind that both strands of a DNA molecule are replicated at once?

• A)once every five cell divisions
• B)once per cell division
• C)twice per cell division
• D)four times per cell division
• E)once every ten cell divisions

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