Transducing virulent phages do not lyse the cells they invade because
A) transformation is taking place in the phage and this is transferred to the bacterium.
B) bacterial DNA has replaced critical viral DNA in the phage.
C) their virulence is dependent on the bacteria and virus replicating together.
D) the lytic genes are unable to enter during penetration and are shed outside the host.
E) viral DNA has replaced critical bacterial DNA in the phage.

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Transducing virulent phages can carry bacterial DNA that has replaced some of the phage's own DNA. This allows the phage to transfer bacterial genes from one cell to another without necessarily lysing the host cell.

Transducing Virulent Phages Do Not Lyse the Cells They Invade