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The replication rate remains the same for all the phages irrespective of what sequence is there in the phage.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

My query is from Cloning in Lambda topic in division Other Vector Systems for E of Genetic Engineering

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Right option is (b) False

The explanation: The replication rate is not the same for all the phages. Some phages having a certain insert may be replicating in a slower rate than that of other phages. Thus, there might be under-representation of some of the sequences.

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