What distinguishes generalized versus specialized transduction?

What will be an ideal response?


generalized uses lytic phage; specialized uses lysogenic phage

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A. green pufferfish B. zebrafish C. chicken D. orangutan E. fruit fly

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ATP acts as what type of agent in almost all metabolic pathways?

a. transfer b. feedback c. catalytic d. allosteric e. enzymatic

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Which STD has the greatest number of cases in the U.S.?

a. HPV infections b. AIDS c. Syphilis d. Chlamydia e. Genital herpes

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________ improved the original light microscope in the late 1600s, allowing the visualization of ________

A) Theodor Schwann; the internal structures of cells, such as ribosomes, nuclei, and golgi bodies B) Robert Hooke; bacteria and viruses C) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; sperm cells, bacteria, algae, and other protists D) Robert Brown; cell structures using fluorescent antibodies E) Rudolf Virchow; collagen and muscle cells

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