Indicate the correct order for one round of infection by bacteriophage T4.1) Lysis of host cell.2) Phage proteins and DNA synthesized, host DNA degraded.3) Assembly of phage within host cell.4) Phage body enters host cell.5) Phage injects DNA into host cell.
A)4, 2, 3, 1
B)1, 2, 3, 4, 5
C)5, 1, 2, 3,
D)5, 2, 3, 1
E)4, 5, 3, 1

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The correct order is: the phage injects its DNA into the host cell (5), phage proteins and DNA are synthesized while the host DNA is degraded (2), assembly of new phage particles occurs within the host cell (3), and finally, the host cell is lysed to release the new phages (1).

Indicate the Correct Order for One Round of Infection by Bacteriophage