1. I want to be an astrobiologist and work on the artemis mission- i love our moon 🙂
2. The Isometric almost circular head of the phage looks quite a lot like the moon!
3. Its my nickname!
Hello! So basically a restriction digest is the incubation of the target DNA molecule with restriction enzymes – enzymes that recognize and bind specific DNA sequences and cleave at specific nucleotides either within the recognition sequence or outside of the recognition sequence. In this case- with the phage’s DNA.
In terms of characteristics, plaques and temperate nature- I am inclined to think it is an A2 siphoviridae phage, however due to the long tail, I think it’s an adjacent phage in A cluster.
Is there a certain reason why the bacteriophage is named “Moon”?
I suppose there’s a few reasons!
1. I want to be an astrobiologist and work on the artemis mission- i love our moon 🙂
2. The Isometric almost circular head of the phage looks quite a lot like the moon!
3. Its my nickname!
What is a restriction digest?
Hello! So basically a restriction digest is the incubation of the target DNA molecule with restriction enzymes – enzymes that recognize and bind specific DNA sequences and cleave at specific nucleotides either within the recognition sequence or outside of the recognition sequence. In this case- with the phage’s DNA.
Based on its morphology and plaque characteristics, what cluster would your predict your phage is in?
In terms of characteristics, plaques and temperate nature- I am inclined to think it is an A2 siphoviridae phage, however due to the long tail, I think it’s an adjacent phage in A cluster.