I. Lambda phage A. Life cycle a. bacteriophage = phage 1. virulent phages 2. lambda history 3. temperate phage a. lytic b. lysogenic a) lysogen b) prophage II. lambda lytic pathway A. 3 phases of transcription 1. immediate early a. Cro b. N. 2. delayed early a. Q 3. late a. PR' III. lambda lysogenic pathway A. History B. CI - repressor 1. structure 2. promoters for cI a. PRM b. PRE 3. actions C. CII 1. Panti-Q 2. PI 3. PRE D. CIII E. Lysogenic Summary F. Superinfection prevention IV. Immunity Region Operation A. Operator structure 1. OR1, OR2, & OR3 B. CI binding. C. Cro binding V. Lytic or Lysogenic A. Summary B. Decision a. [CII] b. proteinases