Answer
No mice die.
Work Step by Step
The endonuclease would destroy the DNA of the dead, pathogenic bacteria. This could then not be used by live non-pathogenic bacteria to become pathogenic. The mice would be safe and would survive.
Biology (11th Edition)
by Raven, Peter; Johnson, George; Mason, Kenneth; Losos, Jonathan; Singer, Susan
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
1259188132
ISBN 13:
978-1-25918-813-8
Chapter 14 - DNA: The Genetic Material - Review Questions - Synthesize - Page 277: 1c
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