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#Question id: 5293


The two strains a and b are tested for being auxotrophic for the following nutritional mutations: pyridoxine (pdx), biotin (bio), methionine (met), adenine (ade), and para-aminobenzoic acid (pab). Growth is indicated by ( + ) and lack of growth by ( - ). From these tests, what is genotype of strain a and b respectively (+ indicate prototroph while other auxotroph)? 

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. pdx bio met+ ade pab+ &  pdx bio met+ ade+ pab

  2. pdx bio met ade pab+ &  pdx bio met+ ade+ pab

  3. pdx+ bio met ade pab+ &  pdx bio met+ ade pab

  4. pdx bio met+ ade pab &  pdx bio met ade+ pab