Problem: Which of the following is an accurate statement about the T4 bacteriophage that infects E. coli? Need Assignment Help?
- Both the T4 and lambda bacteriophages contain RNA and are called RNA viruses.
- The T4 bacteriophage reproduces through the lytic cycle.
- In the lytic cycle of bacteriophage replication, the bacteriophage inserts its DNA into the bacterial chromosome.
- The T4 bacteriophage injects its DNA into an E. coli cell, where the DNA becomes known as a prophage.