If a bacterial culture growing on an agar plate was exposed to UV light at a wavelength of 254 nm for 10 minutes, and then a bacterial smear was made of the culture, would you expect to see bacterial cells on the slide?

A) No, the cells will have fragmented.
B) Yes, the cells will still be present but UV light will have damaged the DNA.


B) Yes, the cells will still be present but UV light will have damaged the DNA.

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