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In a Transformation Experiment in the Bacterium Streptococcus, the Donor

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In a transformation experiment in the bacterium Streptococcus, the donor has the genotype d+e+f+ (order is not known) . The recipient strain is d-e-f- and f+ transformants are selected for. The complete genotype is determined for each of the f+ transformants and the results are shown below. What is the cotransformation frequency between f and e? GenotypeNumber of transformantsa+e+f+25a+ef+4ae+f+80aef+256\begin{array} { l c } Genotype&Number~ of ~transformants\\\\a ^ { + } e ^ { + } f ^ { + } & 25 \\ a ^ { + } e ^ { - f ^ { + } } & 4 \\ a ^ { - } e ^ { + } f ^ { + } & 80 \\ a ^ { - } e ^ { - } f ^ { + } & 256 \end{array}


A) 28.8%
B) 71.2%
C) 7.9%
D) 23.0%
E) 40.6%

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