Competent cells prepared in your lab have a transformation efficiency of 10 ⁸ cfu/μg of plasmid DNA. These competent cel
The principle of nucleic acid structure and recombination explains that hairpin formation, Holliday junction resolution and translation control ensure fidelity. Hence 10 ² fits best because it matches molecular mechanisms of gene expression, as documented in authoritative sources on molecular biology.
Ref: Watson et al., Molecular Biology of the Gene, 7th Edition, Chapter 9, Transcription and RNA Processing, describes RNA hairpin formation, secondary structures and regulatory mechanisms controlling gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
