A T $_{4}$ bacteriophage has a gene for the enzyme, lysozyme. The function of this enzyme is to digest the bacterial

Cell wall

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Cell membrane

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Golgi

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The correct option is A Cell wall
T $_{4}$ lysozyme helps to release mature phage particles from the cell wall by breaking down the peptidoglycan. The enzyme hydrolyses the 1,4- $β$ linkages between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid in peptidoglycan heteropolymers of prokaryotic cell walls.

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