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Ch. 19 - Viruses

Chapter 19, Problem 4

A bacterium is infected with an experimentally constructed bacteriophage composed of the T2 phage protein coat and T4 phage DNA. The new phages produced would have a. T2 protein and T4 DNA. b. T4 protein and T2 DNA. c. T2 protein and T2 DNA. d. T4 protein and T4 DNA.

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Hello everyone here we have a question that says a bacterium E. Coli is infected with an experimentally constructed T four bacteriophage. The new pages produced would have a DNA and proteins identical to E. Coli, B. DNA, and proteins identical to T. Four C. D. N. A identical to E. Coli, and proteins identical to T. Four or D. D. N. A identical to T. Four and proteins identical to E. Coli. So the information we need is inside the bacterial phage D. N. A. So all new reformed bacteriophages are going to be identical to our T. Four bacteriophage. So we are going to have B. D. N. A. And proteins identical to T four. Thank you for watching. Bye.