Which statement about the early genes in the T4 bacteriophage is false?
A) They require RNA polymerase from the host bacterium in order to be transcribed.
B) Some of them stimulate the production of late genes.
C) At least one early gene produces the capsid proteins.
D) At least one early gene shuts down expression of the host genome.
E) They stimulate viral genome replication.

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Early genes in the T4 bacteriophage produce proteins involved in DNA replication, as well as proteins involved in regulating the expression of other viral genes. However, they do not produce the capsid proteins, which are part of the late gene expression program.

Which Statement About the Early Genes in the T4 Bacteriophage