Why does a one-step growth curve differ in shape from that of a bacterial growth curve?

Describe the events that occur on an agar plate containing a bacterial lawn when a single bacteriophage particle causes the formation of a bacteriophage plaque.

What is different about the penetration process of bacteriophages versus animal viruses?

Why can it be said that transcription of the bacteriophage T7 genome requires two enzymes?

Why is bacteriophage Mu mutagenic? What features are necessary for Mu to insert into DNA?

List three unusual features of the archaeal virus that infects Acidianus that distinguish it from bacteriophage T7.

Of all the double-stranded DNA animal viruses, pox viruses stand out concerning one unique aspect of their DNA replication process. What is this unique aspect and how can this be accomplished without special enzymes being packaged in the virion?

A constitutive mutant is a strain that continuously makes a protein that is inducible in the wild type. Describe two ways in which a change in a DNA molecule could lead to the emergence of a constitutive mutant. How could these two types of constitutive

Although a large number of mutagenic chemicals are known, none is known that induces mutations in only a single gene (gene-specific mutagenesis). From what you know about mutagens, explain why it is unlikely that a gene-specific chemical mutagen will be found. How then is site-specific

Why is it difficult in a single experiment to transfer a large number of genes to a recipient cell using transformation or transduction?