Multiple choice

Which of the following bacteriophages was the first DNA-based genome to be sequenced?

  1. MS2 phage

  2. phi X 174 phage

  3. Lambda phage

  4. T4 phage

  5. P1 phage

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The phi X 174 bacteriophage was the first DNA-based genome to be sequenced. This work was completed by Fred Sanger and his team in 1977.