When a Bacteriophage Carrying Bacterial DNA Infects a New Bacterium

question 4

Multiple Choice

When a bacteriophage carrying bacterial DNA infects a new bacterium,

• A)the recipient is usually killed.
• B)the recipient keeps the transferred DNA in storage but does not replicate it.
• C)it transfers bacterial DNA from the donor bacterium to the recipient bacterium.
• D)only viral DNA is transferred to the recipient bacterium.

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