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A Bacterial Colony Grows Steadily by Rapid Cell Division in a Medium

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A bacterial colony grows steadily by rapid cell division in a medium that is rich in the amino acid alanine.If the alanine concentration drops, cell division slows.Supplying more alanine results in resumed cell division.Alanine is thus


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