In a lab, a hybrid virus is constructed that contains the DNA and enzyme compone

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In a lab, a hybrid virus is constructed that contains the DNA and enzyme components from a T4 phage virus and the protein capsid (outer shell) of a T2 phage virus. The experimentally constructed virus is used to infect a bacterium cell. When the virus completes it’s lytic cycle will the new viruses have T4 or T2 DNA? What about the protein capsid? Explain your answer.
In a lab, a hybrid virus is constructed that contains the DNA and enzyme components from a T4 phage virus and the protein capsid (outer shell) of a T2 phage virus. The experimentally constructed virus is used to infect a bacterium cell. When the virus completes it’s lytic cycle will the new viruses have T4 or T2 DNA? What about the protein capsid? Explain your answer.
In a lab, a hybrid virus is constructed that contains the DNA and enzyme components from a T4 phage virus and the protein capsid (outer shell) of a T2 phage virus. The experimentally constructed virus is used to infect a bacterium cell. When the virus completes it’s lytic cycle will the new viruses have T4 or T2 DNA? What about the protein capsid? Explain your answer.

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The new viruses have T4 DNA and T4 capsid protein because upon infection the virus releases only its genetic material ( T4 DNA ) into the cell. The virus nucleic acid uses the host cell's metaboloc machinery to make large amount of viral components.

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