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