If You Wished to Study the SOS Response in Escherichia

question 38

Multiple Choice

If you wished to study the SOS response in Escherichia coli,which of the following experimental procedures could be used?

• A)All of the choices are correct.
• B)Expose cells to nonionizing radiation for 20 minutes.
• C)Expose cells to ionizing radiation for 10 minutes.
• D)Transfer log phase cells from complete medium to thymine minimal medium.
• E)Inactivate genes that encode DNA polymerases.

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