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What are the different parts of a bacteriophage? Where is the DNA stored in this virus?

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What are the differents parts of a bacteriophage?

The tailed phages have three major components: a capsid where the genome is packed, a tail that serves as a pipe during infection to secure transfer of genome into host cell and a special adhesive system (adsorption apparatus) at the very end of the tail that will recognise the host cell and penetrate its wall.

Where is the DNA stored in this virus?

Where is DNA stored in viruses?

The genome of most DNA-containing viruses that infect eukaryotic cells is transported (with some associated proteins) into the cell nucleus, where the cellular DNA is, of course, also found.

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