Which of the following is NOT a strategy used by host cells to avoid viral infection?

a. modification of the structure of receptor sites
b. protection of a receptor by a shield
c. evolving altered restriction enzyme systems
d. inactivating the host’s antitoxin protein and replacing it with a phage antitoxin protein


Answer: D

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