A transducing phage

a. cannot infect new host cells.
b. is a lysogenic bacteriophage.
c. contains fragments of the host chromosome instead of the viral genome.
d. has a viral coat made of host proteins.


Answer: c. contains fragments of the host chromosome instead of the viral genome.

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