Cuyamaca College Random Mutation and Fluctuation Tests Questions
Question Description
In this assignment, read a short essay ” Salvador Luria and Max Delbrück on Random Mutation and Fluctuation Tests” essay –
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788220/pdf/367.pdf (Links to an external site.)
and watch the video below. Then write a short discussion post. Consider these points: based on outcomes of the Luria-Delbruck fluctuation test, mutations are random and arise independently of selection; how that fits into the “Mega-plate experiment? Mutations drove the bacterial evolution, but what kind – induced or selected? What does the term “successive mutation” mean? What does that the Mega-plate” study can tell about changes in the microbial community after antibiotic treatment?