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#Question id: 5241


Genes a, b, and c are widely spaced in the bacterial genome. Transducing phage from an a+ b+ c+ bacterium were used to infect a culture of a- b- c- cells, and b+ transductants were selected. Which of the following best describes the predicted genotypes of these transductants?

#XL - S Microbiology
  1. Mostly ab+ c-           

  2. Mostly ab+ c+      

  3. Mostly a+ b+ c+          

  4. Mostly a+ b+ c-