One Strain of RII- Phage Has a Deletion in the RII

question 15

Multiple Choice

One strain of rII- phage has a deletion in the rII region, another has a point mutation in the rII region.When E.coli K(λ) cells are infected with either rII- phage (not both) no plaques form.When E.coli K(λ) cells are infected with both rII- phage simultaneously plaques do form.Why do plaques form when E.coli K(λ) cells are infected with both types of rII- phage simultaneously?

• A)Recombination between the two phage genomes resulted in a wild-type phage.
• B)The two phage have mutations in different rII genes and their genomes complement each other.
• C)A protein made by the deletion phage can repair the DNA of the phage with the point mutation.
• D)Bacteria can survive infection with one phage, but they cannot survive infection with two phages.

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