Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
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Chapter 20, Problem 3SQ
Bacteriophages kill their host quickly by ______ .
- a. binary fission
- b. a lytic pathway
- c. a lysogenic pathway
- d. transformation
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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