A bacterium of genotype a+ b+ c+ d+ is the donor in a cotransformation mapping.  The recipient is a-b-c-d-.  Data from the transformed cells is shown below.  What is the order of the genes? a+ and b+  5  a+ and c+  2 a+ and d+   0 b+ and c+  0 b+ and d+   0 c+ and d+   5     cbad     cadb     bcda     acbd     bacd

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