Bacteriophage lambda (λ) consists primarily of a head, which contains the genomic DNA, and a tail that is involved in phage attachment to bacterial cells. The diagram to the right represents the bacteriophage lambda genomic DNA, showing the locations of important gene clusters (Ausubel et al. 1998). Arrows below mark the sites where the restriction enzyme HindIII cuts the DNA, and the numbers indicate the number of base pairs in each fragment.   The restriction enzyme HindIII cuts the λ genome 7 times, how many fragments are produced following this reaction?

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Bacteriophage lambda (λ) consists primarily of a head, which contains the genomic DNA, and a tail that is involved in phage attachment to bacterial cells. The diagram to the right represents the bacteriophage lambda genomic DNA, showing the locations of important gene clusters (Ausubel et al. 1998). Arrows below mark the sites where the restriction enzyme HindIII cuts the DNA, and the numbers indicate the number of base pairs in each fragment.

 

The restriction enzyme HindIII cuts the λ genome 7 times, how many fragments are produced following this reaction?

 

Lysis of bacterial
host
Integration into
4,361
↑ ↑1
Tail
564 125 6557
Head
9,416
2,027 2,322
Нead
23,130
48,502 base pairs
Tail
Fiber
Late gene expression
DNA synthesis
Early gene expression
bacterial chromosome
Transcribed Image Text:Lysis of bacterial host Integration into 4,361 ↑ ↑1 Tail 564 125 6557 Head 9,416 2,027 2,322 Нead 23,130 48,502 base pairs Tail Fiber Late gene expression DNA synthesis Early gene expression bacterial chromosome
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