Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach - Standalone book
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780078021046
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Jennifer Bunn
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To define:

The term mutation and also discuss one positive and negative example of mutation in microorganisms.

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Mutation is defined as sudden change in nucleotide bases of DNA results in alteration of DNA. Due to mutation the genome sequences become changed than from original sequence of DNA.

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