You Are Attempting to Mutate Lambda to Affect Whether Lysis

question 65

Multiple Choice

You are attempting to mutate lambda to affect whether lysis or lysogeny occurs after infection. Which mutation would INCREASE the chances of LYSOGENY over lysis?

• A) deletion or inactivation of the cI gene
• B) deletion or inactivation of the cro gene
• C) overexpression of the cro gene
• D) deletion of both the cro and cI genes

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