If the infecting phage lacks some critical pieces of DNA necessary for replication, it is called
A) incomplete.
B) mutated.
C) defective.
D) vegetative.
E) carcinogenic.

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A phage that lacks critical pieces of DNA necessary for replication is considered defective. This means that it cannot complete the replication cycle and produce viable progeny phages.

If the Infecting Phage Lacks Some Critical Pieces of DNA