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| Modern Genetic Analysis Chapter 9. The Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Bacterial Conjugation Figure 9-8. Chromosome map based on Figure 9-7. A linkage map can be constructed for the E. coli chromosome from interrupted-mating studies, by using the time at which the donor alleles first appear after mating. The units of distance are given in minutes; arrowhead at left indicates the direction of transfer of the donor alleles.

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