Which of the following statements about generalized transduction is false?
A)"Head full" packaging always places only phage DNA into the phage head during phage packaging in generalized transduction.
B)Generalized transduction always involves lytic phage.
C)Generalized transduction can be used to map bacterial genes.
D)Genes that are close together on the bacterial chromosome will have a relatively large cotransduction frequency.
E)Two recombination events are necessary to integrate the transferred DNA during generalized transduction.

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In generalized transduction, "head full" packaging can mistakenly package bacterial DNA into the phage head instead of phage DNA, which is the basis for the transduction process.

Which of the Following Statements About Generalized Transduction Is False