If a Phage Is Carrying Host Cell DNA Fragments Inside

question 70

Multiple Choice

If a phage is carrying host cell DNA fragments inside its capsid and then infects another bacterial cell, ____.

• A) it causes the recipient bacterium to shrink in size
• B) it kills the recipient bacterium in a matter of minutes
• C) it assembles a new organism that is a cross between the phage and the recipient bacterium
• D) it will not kill the recipient because it lacks the bacteriophage genome.
• E) it transforms the new recipient into a bacteriophage

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