1. You have discovered a new species of bacteria. You are able to transfer F factor to the chromosome of this bacteria in two strains (2 different insertions). Both of these strains are a+, b+, c-, d+, e-. An F- strain is a-, b-, c+, d-, e+. You look at the frequency of transfer and gather the following data for the 2 strains.
A) What is the order of the genes in the genome?
B) Explain the difference between the 2 Hfr strains.
Frequency of transfer with the following donors.
Strain 1 Strain 2
a 22% 17%
b 13% 34%
c 6% 47%
d 29% 3%
e 9% 41%