Fundamentals Of Microbiology 10th Edition by Jeffrey Pommerville

Exercise 22

Answer the following questions that pertain to (1) transcription and translation, and (2) mutations. Use the genetic code (Table). Suppose you now have such benzene colonies growing on agar.
However, it also has been discovered that material containing radioactive phosphorus ( 32 P) is in the soil around the refinery and this radioactive material can kill bacterial organisms. Because you want to identify colonies that might be sensitive to 32 P, you obtain a sample of the material containing 32 P. Explain how you could visually determine if any of your colonies are sensitive to 32 P.
Table: The Genetic Code Decoder