Q. Using imprints from a plate with complete medium and carrying bacterial colonies, you can select streptomycin resistant mutants and prove that such mutations do not originate as adaptation. These imprints need to be used
A) Only on plates with streptomycin
B) On plates with minimal medium
C) Only on plates without streptomycin
D) On plates with and without streptomycin
Explanation
For the given case, the imprints need to be used only on plates with streptomycin.
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