Ascientist 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 yellow bacteria. which of the following is the best explanation for these findings?

Mutations occurred in the gene for color and were passed on to successive generations of bacteria.

i think its the first one

the dna molecules have a negative charge because of the phosphate groups in their sugar-phosphate backbone, so they start moving through the matrix of the gel towards the positive pole. power is turned on and dna fragments migrate through gel (towards the positive electrode).

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