A researcher follows the mutation rates in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans in five different tissue types across 300 generations.One would expect mutation rates across the different tissue types to be
A)equal.
B)approximately equal.
C)different.
D)deleterious.
E)None of the above

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Different tissue types may have different levels of exposure to mutagenic agents or different DNA repair mechanisms, leading to varying mutation rates. Therefore, one would expect mutation rates to be different across tissue types.

A Researcher Follows the Mutation Rates in the Nematode Caenorhabditis