Question

What happens after packaging is carried out in the phage head?

a.

A sequence dependent cleavage of DNA is carried out

b.

A sequence independent cleavage of DNA is carried out

c.

They are linearized before they are infected into the bacterial cells

d.

They are circularized before they are infected into the bacterial cells

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Answer: (b).A sequence independent cleavage of DNA is carried out

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