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A Competent Bacterial Strain with Genes A, B, and C aa

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A competent bacterial strain with genes a, b, and c is transformed by a donor bacterial fragment. Cotransformation frequencies for each gene pair are as follows: aa and b0.04%b \quad 0.04 \%
aa and c0.02%c \quad 0.02 \%
bb and c0.0064%c \quad 0.0064 \% Which conclusion can be definitively made from this data?


A) Cotransformation of b and c is so frequent, they must be one gene.
B) Gene b is closer to c than to a.
C) Gene a is closer to c than to b.
D) Gene order is a, b, then c.
E) Genes b and c are farthest apart.

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