A bacterium is infected with an experimentally constructed bacteriophage composed of the T2 phage protein coat and T4 phage DNA. The new phages produced would have ________.
A) T2 protein and T4 DNA
B) T4 protein and T2 DNA
C) T2 protein and T2 DNA
D) T4 protein and T4 DNA

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The new phages produced would have the T4 protein and T4 DNA because the phage's protein coat is determined by the DNA inside it. Since the bacteriophage was constructed with T4 phage DNA, the new phages produced would follow the genetic information contained in the T4 DNA, leading to the production of T4 protein and the replication of T4 DNA.

A Bacterium Is Infected with an Experimentally Constructed Bacteriophage Composed