Which of the Following is Not True of Specialized Transduction

Question

Which of the following is not true of specialized transduction?
A)It is carried out by temperate phage.
B)It is restricted to those genes on either side of an integrated prophage.
C)The phage genome retains the full complement of phage genes.
D)All of the choices are correct.

Accepted Answer

In specialized transduction, the phage genome does not retain the full complement of phage genes. Instead, it mistakenly incorporates some of the host's DNA, usually genes adjacent to the prophage site, into its genome during the excision process.