17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination
Induced Mutations
25PRACTICE PROBLEM
How does the Ames test evaluate the DNA mutagenicity of a substance in Salmonella bacteria, particularly by using his⁻ strain, when the test compound is a pro-mutagen that requires metabolic activation to become mutagenic?
How does the Ames test evaluate the DNA mutagenicity of a substance in Salmonella bacteria, particularly by using his⁻ strain, when the test compound is a pro-mutagen that requires metabolic activation to become mutagenic?