Consider the following results.When 50 million sperm were examined for a specific mutation, 100 mutations were found.Indicate the mutation rate for that gene. A)5*10⁶ B)50*10⁶ C)2*10⁶ D)2*10⁵ E)5*10⁵

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The mutation rate can be calculated by dividing the number of mutations by the total number of sperm examined. In this case, the mutation rate would be 100/50,000,000 which simplifies to 2/1,000,000 or 2x10^-6. Choice C is the only option that matches this value.

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