Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134604718
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 16PDQ
A phage-infected bacterial culture was subjected to a series of dilutions, and a plaque assay was performed in each case, with the results shown in the following table. What conclusion can be drawn in the case of each dilution, assuming that 0.1 mL was used in each plaque assay?
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Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
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