You Have Conducted an Ames Test on a Given Compound

question 14

Multiple Choice

You have conducted an Ames test on a given compound.Which of the following would be classified as a positive result on the Ames test?

• A)His⁻ strain grows on an his⁻ plate.
• B)His⁻ strain grows on an his⁺ plate.
• C)His⁺ strain grows on an his⁻ plate.
• D)His⁺ strain grows on an his⁺ plate.
• E)His⁺ strain grows on either an his⁻ or an his⁺ plate.

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Reliability

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Predictive

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0 And 1

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