Wild type bread mold can grow in a minimal medium without supplements, while certain mutated strains can only grow in a minimal medium that is supplemented with specific intermediates. See the figure below for an overview of the arginine biosynthetic pathway.A strain that can grow in a minimal medium containing arginine, but NOT in minimal media containing citrulline nor in minimal media containing ornithine would have a mutation in the gene that encodes for ________.McGraw-Hill Education

A. enzyme 2.
B. enzyme 1.
C. both enzymes 2 and 3.
D. both enzymes 1 and 3.
E. enzyme 3.


Answer: E

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