Question 1
The Ames test is designed to identify the rate of ________ that restore the ability of bacteria to synthesize their own histidine, thus eliminating the need for histidine supplementation of the growth medium.
◦ reversion mutations
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Question 2
A manufacturer of nutritional supplements proposes to sell extracts from an Antarctic algae as an ingestible remedy for sleep disorders. Your task is to determine if this extract may be mutagenic, how do you test this?