Experiment Three:
Predict the Specific Result
If you predicted that the two mutant strains grown together would produce light, that was good thinking. Can you predict which of the following bioluminescence patterns is observed in the experiment?
![A divided dish with the sides marked A and B. The cells on side A are bioluminescent; side B is not.](images/quorum-sensing-09-1.jpg)
![A divided dish with the sides marked A and B. The cells on side A are not bioluminescent; side B is.](images/quorum-sensing-09-2.jpg)
![A divided dish with the sides marked A and B. The cells on both sides are bioluminescent.](images/quorum-sensing-09-3.jpg)
If you predicted that the two mutant strains grown together would produce light, that was good thinking. Can you predict which of the following bioluminescence patterns is observed in the experiment?