Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16.2, Problem 1TC
If it were true that mutations do occur in response to the presence of antibiotics. how would the result of this experiment have differed from the actual result?
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