One stock of fruit flies was treated with 1000 roentgens (r) of X-rays. The X-ray treatment increased

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One stock of fruit flies was treated with 1000 roentgens (r) of X-rays. The X-ray treatment increased the mutation rate of a particular gene by 2 percent. What percentage increases in the mutation rate of this gene would be expected if this stock of flies was treated with X-ray doses of 1500 r, 2000 r, and 3000 r?

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Principles of Genetics

ISBN: 978-1119142287

7th edition

Authors: D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons

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