A Cell Infected with a Bacteriophage T4 Mutant in Tail

question 3

Multiple Choice

A cell infected with a bacteriophage T4 mutant in tail fiber assembly will accumulate:

• A) individual heads and tails
• B) heads only
• C) tails only
• D) heads joined to tails
• E) protein subunits for all components

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