If generalized transduction is underway,packaging a piece of DNA from an infected bacterial cell into a bacteriophage protein coat,what is the likely outcome?
A)Lysis of a newly-infected cell as the transducing bacteriophage infects it and multiplies.
B)The virus particle formed in the transduction process isn't able to correctly infect a new bacterial cell.
C)A second bacterial cell infected by that transducing bacteriophage will acquire new DNA,carried by the phage from the original infected cell.
D)The infected bacterial cell will recover and survive,as the packaging of non-bacteriophage DNA into the protein coat produces nonfunctional virus particles.

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Generalized transduction involves a bacteriophage packaging a piece of DNA from an infected bacterial cell into its protein coat, which can then infect a new host cell. This process allows for the transfer of bacterial genes between cells, potentially leading to genetic recombination and altered bacterial phenotypes. Therefore, the likely outcome of generalized transduction is that a second bacterial cell infected by that transducing bacteriophage will acquire new DNA, carried by the phage from the original infected cell. Lysis of a newly-infected cell is also possible, as the transducing bacteriophage infects it and multiplies. However, the non-functional viral particles produced by the packaging of non-bacteriophage DNA into the protein coat are unlikely to allow for the infected bacterial cell to recover and survive.

If Generalized Transduction Is Underway,packaging a Piece of DNA from an Infected