You infect a bacterial culture with two strains of bacteriophage. One is h+r and

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You infect a bacterial culture with two strains of bacteriophage. One is h+r and the other is hr+. You obtain the following numbers of plaques of each type. How far apart are the h and r genes? h+r 846 hr+ 852 h+r+ 73 hr. 75 Please help with correct answer You infect a bacterial culture with two strains of bacteriophage. One is h+r and the other is hr+. You obtain the following numbers of plaques of each type. How far apart are the h and r genes? h+r 846 hr+ 852 h+r+ 73 hr. 75 Please help with correct answer h+r 846 hr+ 852 h+r+ 73 hr. 75 Please help with correct answer

Explanation / Answer

RF= number of recombinant / total offsprings

RF= 73+75 / (846 +852+73+75)= 0.08

How far apart are the h and r genes?

ANSWER= 8 centimorgans

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