. Performing a complementation test through cotransduction using
mutant phage genomes created by X-ray mutagenesis (mutants a-e), as
well as ones created by chemical mutagenesis using EMS (mutants
1-5), you get the following results:
1 2
3 4 5
a — +
+ — —
b — +
— — —
c
+ + — — +
d +
— + + —
e — —
+ + —
Explain this data.
Hint: X-rays create DNA breaks that lead to deletions, and
chemical mutagens such as EMS result in point mutations.





