You have discovered a strain of E.coli that grows very slowly-the generation time is nearly 12 hours compared to the normal 20-30 minutes.Upon further investigation,you find a mutation in a gene for one of the subunits of DNA polymerase III.What subunit is this mutation most likely to be in?
A) α
B) β
C) γ
D) δ

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The Answer of You have discovered a strain of E.coli that grows very slowly-the generation time is nearly 12 hours compared to the normal 20-30 minutes.Upon further investigation,you find a mutation in a gene for one of the subunits of DNA polymerase III.What subunit is this mutation most likely to be in?
A) α
B) β
C) γ
D) δ

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