Chapter 10, Problem 2VC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The common condition in cell A (step 1) and cell B (step 5).

Concept introduction:

A bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacterial cell. Bacteriophage integrates their genome into the bacterial cell where they replicate and produces large numbers of progeny. The bacteriophage follows two cycles: the lytic cycle and lysogenic cycle depending on the activation of genes. The lytic cycle causes the lysis of bacterial cell while the lysogenic cycle did not lyse the bacterial cell.