Which of the Following Is Incorrect About Prophages

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is incorrect about prophages?

• A) Present when the virus is in lysogeny
• B) Formed when viral DNA enters the bacterial chromosome
• C) Replicated with host DNA and passed on to progeny
• D) Cause lysis of host cells
• E) Occur when temperate phages enter host cells

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Definitions:

Phototropin

A protein that acts as a blue-light receptor, causing phototropic responses in plants towards light sources.

Phototropic Response

the growth or movement of a plant organ toward or away from light, as a response to its direction.

Phytochrome

A blue-green, proteinaceous pigment involved in a wide variety of physiological responses to light; occurs in two interconvertible forms, Pr (red-absorbing phytochrome) and Pfr (far-red-absorbing phytochrome).

Bolting

The production of a tall flower stalk by a plant that grows vegetatively as a rosette (growth habit with a short stem and a circular cluster of leaves).