Multiple Choice
If a phage is carrying host cell DNA fragments inside its capsid and then infects another bacterial cell, ____.
A) it causes the recipient bacterium to shrink in size
B) it kills the recipient bacterium in a matter of minutes
C) it assembles a new organism that is a cross between the phage and the recipient bacterium
D) it will not kill the recipient because it lacks the bacteriophage genome.
E) it transforms the new recipient into a bacteriophage
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