A fluctuation test was carried out to determine the rate of mutation to Azetidine resistance (a toxic proline analog) in S. typhimurium. Twenty tubes of rich medium were each inoculated with a few wild-type cells and the cultures were grown to 10° cells / ml. A 0.1 ml sample of each culture was then plated on each plate (a total of 20 plates) to detect AztR mutants. The results are shown in the following table. Calculate the mutation rate of S. typhimurium to AztR. Culture # EAztR mutants Culture # AztR mutants 0. 11 2. 12 13 4. 4. 30 14 15 303 97 69 14 16 17 18 19 20 9. 10 19

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A fluctuation test was carried out to determine the rate of mutation to Azetidine resistance (a toxic proline analog) in *S. typhimurium*. Twenty tubes of rich medium were each inoculated with a few wild-type cells and the cultures were grown to 10⁹ cells/ml. A 0.1 ml sample of each culture was then plated on each plate (a total of 20 plates) to detect AztR mutants. The results are shown in the following table. Calculate the mutation rate of *S. typhimurium* to AztR.

| Culture # | # AztR mutants |
|-----------|----------------|
| 1         | 0              |
| 2         | 0              |
| 3         | 5              |
| 4         | 30             |
| 5         | 0              |
| 6         | 303            |
| 7         | 97             |
| 8         | 0              |
| 9         | 19             |
| 10        | 1              |
| 11        | 1              |
| 12        | 0              |
| 13        | 3              |
| 14        | 5              |
| 15        | 0              |
| 16        | 7              |
| 17        | 16             |
| 18        | 2              |
| 19        | 1              |
| 20        | 8              |
Transcribed Image Text:A fluctuation test was carried out to determine the rate of mutation to Azetidine resistance (a toxic proline analog) in *S. typhimurium*. Twenty tubes of rich medium were each inoculated with a few wild-type cells and the cultures were grown to 10⁹ cells/ml. A 0.1 ml sample of each culture was then plated on each plate (a total of 20 plates) to detect AztR mutants. The results are shown in the following table. Calculate the mutation rate of *S. typhimurium* to AztR. | Culture # | # AztR mutants | |-----------|----------------| | 1 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 30 | | 5 | 0 | | 6 | 303 | | 7 | 97 | | 8 | 0 | | 9 | 19 | | 10 | 1 | | 11 | 1 | | 12 | 0 | | 13 | 3 | | 14 | 5 | | 15 | 0 | | 16 | 7 | | 17 | 16 | | 18 | 2 | | 19 | 1 | | 20 | 8 |
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