Independently discovered by Frederick Twort and Felix d'Hérelle, the lambda variety can engage in lysogenic reproduction by integrating with host plasmids and chromosomes, but most engage in the lytic (LIT-ikk) cycle of attachment, penetration, multiplication, maturation, and a bursting release.
The P1, M13 and Mu varieties are widely used cloning vectors, though Seymour Benzer used the T4 variety to analyze the gene. The Hershey-Chase experiment utilized the T2 type to prove that nucleic acids contain genetic code. Independently discovered by Frederick Twort and Felix d'Hérelle, the lambda variety can engage in lysogenic reproduction by integrating with host plasmids and chromosomes, but most engage in the lytic (LIT-ikk) cycle of attachment, penetration, multiplication, maturation, and a bursting release. For 10 points, identify these types of viruses named for their single-celled hosts.
The P1, M13 and Mu varieties are widely used cloning vectors, though Seymour Benzer used the T4 variety to analyze the gene.
{bacteriophage}s [prompt on {virus}es before it is read]