Question

Bacteriophage introduces _________ into the bacterial cell during infection.

• A. nucleic acid
• B. protein coat
• C. both nucleic acid and protein coat
• D. sometimes protein coat and sometimes nucleic acid

Answer 1

The correct option is A nucleic acid

Bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterial cell. Upon infection, it introduces its genetic material, which could be either DNA or RNA into the bacterial cell. The proteinaceous capsid coat remains outside the cell.