Multiple Choice
Use the following to answer questions :
A cricket has a diploid genome of 1.2 billion base pairs.Assume that there are about 200,000 individuals in the population and that the mutation rate is one per 100 million base pairs.
-On average,how many new mutations will occur in an individual cricket?
A) 0.002
B) 1.2
C) 2
D) 12
E) 2.4 million
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