Which of the following statements about the T4 lytic life cycle is false?
A) Under the direction of phage genes, transcription and translation produce new phage components.
B) The phage DNA is injected into the host.
C) Progeny phage particles are released by lysis from host bacteria.
D) The phage DNA is integrated into the host chromosome.
E) The host DNA breaks down.

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The T4 lytic life cycle involves the phage DNA replicating independently of the host DNA and does not integrate into the host chromosome. Integration into the host chromosome is characteristic of the lysogenic cycle, not the lytic cycle.

Which of the Following Statements About the T4 Lytic Life