Explain how phage immunity works

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Repressor protein synthesized from the resident prophage genome will bind to the operators of any invading genome with the same immunity region, preventing them from activating the lytic cycle. The cell is said to be immune from lytic infection by another phage of the same type.

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