Nutritional requirements of white verses red yeast What is the differences in the ability of different strains to grow on different mediums. Propose a hypothesis that helps to explain the presence of red yeast colonies. Why it is more common for cells to be killed by UV light than to become red. Hint: think about how mutagenesis occurs

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  1. Nutritional requirements of white verses red yeast
  • What is the differences in the ability of different strains to grow on different mediums. Propose a hypothesis that helps to explain the presence of red yeast colonies.
  • Why it is more common for cells to be killed by UV light than to become red. Hint: think about how mutagenesis occurs.
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Yeasts are a type of fungi. Normal or wild-type yeast colonies are usually white in color. This colonies are dried and used as a starter culture for many fermented products like bread, wine, etc., Red-strain is a form of mutation in the normal white strain of the yeast.

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