What Is a Defective Phage

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Multiple Choice

What is a defective phage?

• A) A virus that has lost some of its genetic material, and therefore cannot infect a new target cell.
• B) A virus that has lost some of its genetic material, and therefore cannot replicate within a new target cell.
• C) A virus that lacks the ability to replicate independently of its host cell and cannot survive.
• D) A virus that cannot attach to its host cell and therefore cannot enter the target cell.
• E) A virus that lacks a prophage, cannot enter a host cell, and cannot survive.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or spread of a set of numbers from their mean; it quantifies variability or volatility.

Weights

Objects used to measure the mass of an item or used as a resistance for exercise and training.

Sampling Distribution

The likelihood distribution related to a specific statistic derived from a random sample.

Normal Model

A statistical model, also known as the normal distribution or Gaussian distribution, characterized by a bell-shaped curve symmetrical about its mean.