26. Prokaryotes
Prokaryote Reproduction and Gene Exchange
Multiple Choice
Multiple ChoiceHow is it possible that as many as 9 million mutations can arise each day in the population of E. coli inhabiting one human?
A
E. coli have a very high mutation rate.
B
The interior of the human colon is particularly mutagenic.
C
Transformation is occurring.
D
Conjugation is occurring.
E
A large population size and a rapid reproduction rate combine to produce many mutations without a particularly high mutation rate.
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