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Basic Medicine - Set 38
Choose the correct statement with respect to lysogen and prophage.
Explanation
ExplanationThe integrated phage is called as a prophage and the infected bacterial cell is known as lysogen. Lysogens are immune to further infection by the same phage. If only growth of few lysogens would take place, the lawn would be turbid. In the acse, if lysogens aren’t formed, the plaques would be clear.
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