You extracted DNA from a wildtype strain of E. coli and used the DNA to transform a strain that was arg gal lys and gly. You select for transformation of the individual loci (initial selection) and then determine the co-transformation frequency for the other loci, plotted in the table below: Initial selection Co- transformed argt galt lys gly arg+ 0% 60% 15% gal+ 0% 0% 10% lys+ 60% 0% 0% gly+ 15% 10% 0% Based on these results, which of the following options is the most likely order of the genes? lys gal arg gly lys gly gal arg arg lys gly gal gly gal arg lys gal gly arg lys gly arg gal lys

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You extracted DNA from a wildtype strain of E. coli and used the DNA to transform a
strain that was arg gal lys and gly. You select for transformation of the individual
loci (initial selection) and then determine the co-transformation frequency for the
other loci, plotted in the table below:
Initial selection
Co-
transformed
argt galt lys gly
arg+
0% 60% 15%
gal+
0%
0% 10%
lys+
60% 0%
0%
gly+
15% 10% 0%
Based on these results, which of the following options is the most
likely order of the genes?
lys gal arg gly
lys gly gal arg
arg lys gly gal
gly gal arg lys
gal gly arg lys
gly arg gal lys
Transcribed Image Text:You extracted DNA from a wildtype strain of E. coli and used the DNA to transform a strain that was arg gal lys and gly. You select for transformation of the individual loci (initial selection) and then determine the co-transformation frequency for the other loci, plotted in the table below: Initial selection Co- transformed argt galt lys gly arg+ 0% 60% 15% gal+ 0% 0% 10% lys+ 60% 0% 0% gly+ 15% 10% 0% Based on these results, which of the following options is the most likely order of the genes? lys gal arg gly lys gly gal arg arg lys gly gal gly gal arg lys gal gly arg lys gly arg gal lys
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