Maturation
of
Infective
Progeny -
A pool of phage DNA and protein molecules accumlates in the bacterial cell. These molecules are now withdrawn from the pool at random and assembled into phage particles.
The T4 bacteriophage has about 120 genes. In addition there are other functions whose genes have not been apped. About 50 genes are involved in morphogenesis. The process of assembly of the phage from its components is calico maturation.
