How does specialized transduction differ from regular lysogeny?
a. The resulting bacteriophage from specialized transduction cannot infect a new host cell.
b. The resulting bacteriophage from specialized transduction does not contain any viral DNA.
c. The prophage is not excised during specialized transduction.
d. The prophage in specialized transduction carries with it pieces of the host chromosomal DNA.
Answer: d. The prophage in specialized transduction carries with it pieces of the host chromosomal DNA.
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