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The Bacterium E Coli Has About 5000 Genes

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The bacterium E coli has about 5000 genes.Assume a mutation rate of 1 in every one million genes.If you start with one bacterium that divides to produce two bacteria every 20 minutes,how many mutant E coli will there be after 10 hours?


A) 900
B) 1.1 X 103
C) 5.4 X 106
D) 1.1 X 109
E) 2.1 X 1011

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