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What is bacteriophage lambda?
What is bacteriophage lambda?
- A bacteria that infects viruses
- A virus that infects bacteria (correct)
- A type of enzyme
- A type of antibiotic
What happens when bacteriophage lambda is established in one E. coli strain and then introduced to a different recipient E. coli strain?
What happens when bacteriophage lambda is established in one E. coli strain and then introduced to a different recipient E. coli strain?
- It kills the new strain
- It grows well in the new strain
- It has reduced growth in the new strain (correct)
- It has no effect on the new strain
What is the recipient bacteria in the context of bacteriophage lambda?
What is the recipient bacteria in the context of bacteriophage lambda?
- The bacteria that is used to grow the virus
- The bacteria that infects the virus
- The bacteria that is immune to the virus
- The bacteria that is infected by the virus (correct)
What is the restricting host in the context of bacteriophage lambda?
What is the restricting host in the context of bacteriophage lambda?
What is host controlled/induced variation of bacterial viruses?
What is host controlled/induced variation of bacterial viruses?
What are restriction endonucleases?
What are restriction endonucleases?
What is the function of restriction-modification systems in bacteria?
What is the function of restriction-modification systems in bacteria?
What does the restriction-modification system do to the bacterial DNA to protect it from digestion by restriction endonucleases?
What does the restriction-modification system do to the bacterial DNA to protect it from digestion by restriction endonucleases?