Figure 8-1: λ life cycle. At the top is depicted an infected cell; when linear λ DNA is injected it cyclizes through cohesive termini, giving a circular molecule depicted at left. The lysis-lysogeny decision is made 10-15 min after infection. See text for details. (for better image quality, click here for tif image, which may be quite large; may also require screen refreshing plus special software to view; or view larger tif in separate window)

Figure 8-1, Figure 8-2, Figure 8-3, Figure 8-4

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