During an Ames test, bacteria were exposed to a potential mutagen. Also, as a control, another sample
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No mutagen: 17 colonies
With mutagen: 2017 colonies
Calculate the mutation rate in the presence and absence of the mutagen. How much does the mutagen increase the rate of mutation?
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