You wish to obtain a strain of E. coli that produces the biodegradable plastic PHA at a faster rate. Which of the following techniques might you carry out to increase genetic variation among your E. coli population?

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You wish to obtain a strain of  E. coli  that produces the biodegradable plastic PHA at a faster rate. Which of the following techniques might you carry out to increase genetic variation among your  E. coli  population?

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Add a selection pressure to your population.

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Increase the amount of glucose in your media you grow the population in.

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Perform random mutagenesis on the population.

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None of the above.

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