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An interrupted mating study is carried out on Hfr strains
a. For each Hfr strain, draw a time-of-entry profile like the one in Figure
b. Using the chromosome map you prepared in answer to Problem
c. Explain why azi is the last gene of strain
d. Write out the interrupted mating results you would expect after
e. In minutes, what is the total length of the chromosome in the donor species?
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