How does lambda phage solve the problem of replicating the ends of its linear genome?
a. Its genome is circularized for replication.
b. A protein binds to the terminus to facilitate replication.
c. There are complementary repeats at each end that serve as templates for each other.
d. Additional repeat units are added at the terminus to allow replication.
e. A crosslink structure is formed at the terminus to avoid its having a free end.
Ans: a
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