Q: Under a high amount of mutagen exposure, the SOS mechanism of replication in prokaryotes forces reproduction past the normal mitotic checkpoints regardless of mutations. Which of the following is a likely fate of the daughter cells derived from E. coli in an SOS reproduction mode?
A		viability of only a single daughter cell due to isolation of mutated genes in one daughter cell
B		no noticeable differences because the checkpoints were all passed
C		a survival advantage due to gain-of-function mutations
D		death due to high mutation rate in gene products

Mitosis and Meiosis | Prokaryotes |