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Seven deletion mutations are tested for their ability to form wild-type recombinants with five point mutations as shown in the table below:
Deletion mutation | |||||||
Point mutation | |||||||
a | - | + | - | - | + | + | - |
b | + | + | + | - | + | - | - |
c | + | + | + | + | - | - | - |
d | - | + | + | - | + | - | - |
e | + | - | - | - | + | + | - |
Using the data from the table, construct a genetic map of the order of point mutations and indicate the segment deleted by each deletion mutation.
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