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‘RNA is the genetic material in lambda phage’ - This statement is


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True
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Solution

The correct option is B False

Lambda phage:

  1. Lambda phage is a bacterial virus, or bacteriophage, that infects the bacterial species Escherichia coli (E. coli).
  2. The lambda phage is divided into two parts: a head and a tail.
  3. Genetic material can be found in the head part of the virus.
  4. A double-stranded DNA structure serves as the genetic material.

Final answer: The given statement is false.


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