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Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE Regarding Phage Lambda

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding phage lambda as a temperate phage?


A) The genome of phage lambda integrates into the genome of the host cell and becomes a prophage.
B) The phage DNA replicates as an integrated prophage but does not produce phage particles.
C) Lambda phage immediately kills its host after infection.
D) The presence of the lambda prophage confers resistant to new infections by lambda.
E) Incorporation of lambda phage DNA into the bacterial genome is called lysogeny.

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