Chapter 11, Problem 17PDQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The number of base pairs (bp) present in 52 µm (micrometer) long phage T2 DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).

Introduction:

Enterobacteria phage T2 is a bacteriophage that infects and kills Escherichia coli. It is a “tailed phage”. The viral particles consist of a head, collar, tail, and tail fibers. Its genome consists of linear double-stranded DNA with repetitive ends. The DNA is made up of nucleotides as base pairs in the double strand. In phage T2, length of the genome is 52 µm.