In the Lederberg and Tatum Experiment What Is the Purpose

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the Lederberg and Tatum experiment what is the purpose of performing the experiment with the strains without adding them together?

• A) It serves as a control to calculate the rate of reversion mutations.
• B) There is no experimental purpose to performing that part of the experiment.
• C) It tests that the strains were made correctly.
• D) It tests to make sure the media was made correctly.

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