Chapter 11.2, Problem 1TQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

Recombination in influenza and lambda phage genome.

Introduction:

Viruses are entities that remain non-living until they enter the body of a host. Influenza virus and lambda phage are animal and bacterial viruses, respectively. The genome of influenza virus consists of eight negative sense RNA (ribonucleic acid). The genome of lambda phage is a linear double stranded DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).