Many phages can repair its own DNA because they have the required enzymes to do so. This is important because phages will not need to depend on its host to repair it's DNA[1][2].
References
- ↑ Larry Snyder and Wendy Champness, Molecular genetics of bacteria, Third edition, 2007, ASM press, Washington, p494
- ↑ Larry Snyder and Wendy Champness, Molecular genetics of bacteria, Third edition, 2007, ASM press, Washington, p494