Multiple choice

Which of the following pieces of information can be derived from interrupted mating experiments?

  1. Recombinant frequency

  2. Mutation frequency

  3. Genomic mapping

  4. Gene sequence
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Explanation

Interrupted mating experiments are done to determine genomic maps. It is a technique that is used to map bacterial genes by determining the sequence in which donor genes enter recipient cells. Genes are mapped by disrupting conjugation after specific time intervals.

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