In the First Step of Their Experiments,Jacob and Monod Treated

question 7

Multiple Choice

In the first step of their experiments,Jacob and Monod treated E.coli cells with UV light or X-rays in order to _____.

• A)decrease the rate of gene expression
• B)induce DNA repair enzymes
• C)increase the frequency of mutations in all genes
• D)selectively mutate the lac operon,leaving all other genes unmutated

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