Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 16P
In E. coli, the genes purC and pyrB are located halfway around the chromosome from each other. These genes are never cotransformed. Why not?
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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