What Is the Correct Order for the Steps in Transduction

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order for the steps in transduction?

• A) 1) Phage infects cell 2) Phage transported DNA recombines with chromosome of new cell 3) Host DNA digested into fragments 4) Some phage accidently carry host DNA fragment 5) Phage infects new cell
• B) 1) Phage infects cell 2) Phage transported DNA recombines with chromosome of new cell 3) Host DNA digested into fragments 4) Phage infects new cell 5) Some phage accidently carry host DNA fragment
• C) 1) Phage infects cell 2) Host DNA digested into fragments 3) Some phage accidently carry host DNA fragment 4) Phage infects new cell 5) Phage transported DNA recombines with chromosome of new cell
• D) 1) Phage infects cell 2) Phage transported DNA recombines with chromosome of new cell 3) Some phage accidently carry host DNA fragment 4) Phage infects new cell 5) Host DNA digested into fragments

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Definitions:

Drupe

A type of fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed, for example, peaches, plums, and cherries.

Olive

A small, oval fruit with a hard pit and oily flesh, primarily grown in the Mediterranean region, used for its oil and as a food item.

Double Fertilization

A unique process in flowering plants where one sperm fertilizes the egg forming a zygote, and another sperm fertilizes two nuclei to form endosperm.

Antipodal Nuclei

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