Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 9, Problem 1TQ
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The mutation rate for a gene.
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The process of replication is highly regulated as to avoid the occurrence of errors during the copying of information from the parental DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) strand. There are however, certain instances when this highly regulated process may become corrupted, which results in the introduction of mutations in the gene.
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Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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