Q93: Which of the following is true for replicative form of... - Molecular Biology & Veterinary Biotechnology - ICAR AIEEA PG 2024 - Animal Biotechnology | Agrigyan

Upon entering the host bacterial cell, the circular single-stranded viral (+) DNA of viruses like bacteriophage $\phi\text{X174}$ or M13 is converted entirely into a double-stranded circular DNA intermediate (replicative form, RF I) by host DNA polymerase synthesizing the complementary (-) strand.