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lawyer [7]
3 years ago
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Biology
1 answer:
marusya05 [52]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

A bacteriophage attaches itself to a susceptible bacterium and infects the host cell. Following infection, the bacteriophage hijacks the bacterium's cellular machinery to prevent it from producing bacterial components and instead forces the cell to produce viral components.

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