Assume That a Researcher Set Out to Duplicate the Luria

Multiple Choice

Assume that a researcher set out to duplicate the Luria Delbruck fluctuation experiment.This researcher planted twenty small flasks with bacteria from the same colony and let them grow overnight.The next morning the researcher noticed that all but one of the flasks had come open and were ruined.Not wishing to redo the experiment the researcher took bacteria samples from the one remaining intact flask and placed them on twenty phage plates.What results would you expect to see when the twenty phage plates are examined, and how would these results compare with those of the original Luria Delbruck fluctuation experiment?

A) Identical to the Luria Delbruck results, namely different numbers of resistant colonies.
B) Identical to the Luria Delbruck results, namely identical numbers of resistant colonies.
C) Not like the Luria Delbruck results, namely different numbers of resistant colonies.
D) Not like the Luria Delbruck results, namely identical numbers of resistant colonies.
E) Identical to the Luria Delbruck results, namely no resistant colonies.