A virulent bacteriophage is used to infect a prototrophic bacterial culture.Phages are collected from the culture and are used to infect a new bacterial strain that has several auxotrophies.After infection, rare prototrophs are found.
met⁺ leu⁺ 0
met⁺ pro⁺ 1
met⁺ his⁺ 0
pro⁺ leu⁺ 2
pro⁺ his⁺ 0
leu⁺ his⁺ 1
How are the auxotrophy genes organized on the bacterial chromosome?

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The Answer of A virulent bacteriophage is used to infect a prototrophic bacterial culture.Phages are collected from the culture and are used to infect a new bacterial strain that has several auxotrophies.After infection, rare prototrophs are found. met⁺ leu⁺ 0 met⁺ pro⁺ 1 met⁺ his⁺ 0 pro⁺ leu⁺ 2 pro⁺ his⁺ 0 leu⁺ his⁺ 1 How are the auxotrophy genes organized on the bacterial chromosome?

A Virulent Bacteriophage Is Used to Infect a Prototrophic Bacterial