A scientist shines low levels of ultraviolet radiation on a dish containing colonies of ruby-red bacteria. He then makes several replicate plates from this dish over many generations. He finds that in addition to the ruby-red color, there are also pink, orange, and light red bacteria. Which of the following is the best explanation for these findings? Im lost i have no idea what its asking

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A scientist shines low levels of ultraviolet radiation on a dish containing colonies of ruby-red bacteria. He then makes several replicate plates from this dish over many generations. He finds that in addition to the ruby-red color, there are also pink, orange, and light red bacteria.  Which of the following is the best explanation for these findings? Im lost i have no idea what its asking

wolfe8 · Answer

Hello and welcome to OpenStudy! It is asking what could have cause offspring that should be red have other colors. Hint: What does UV light do to the DNA?

anonymous · Answer

in addition to DNA which other bio molecule will get affected functionally. This bio molecule  is actually responsible for generating the color by catalyzing a reaction.