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Producing
mutations in bacteria
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| Introduction:
There are many causes
of mutation and some of them can lead to complex and
unusual types of mutations. Mutations in bacteria also
happen naturally for the purpose of adaptation to new
environmental factors. This type of mutation is called
directed mutation. Also external factors such as
radiation can potentially result in mutations. The
most common form of mutation is caused by antibiotics,
resulting in new strands of bacteria that are resistant
to the antibiotic.
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Project
description:
In this project you will experiment with bacteria mutation and
find a strand of a certain bacterium that is resistant to a
certain antibiotic. You may perform your experiments on
household bacteria or you may purchase a known strand of a
certain bacterium. |
Details
of this project:
More details or support for this project is available for the
members of ScienceProject.com web site. Project guide
includes information about preparation of culture media and
procedures for the experiments. Material needed for experiment
or a science kit about this title may be available at
MiniScience.com. |
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