Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true?
1. Overview of Cell Biology
Viruses
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During which life cycle is the virus making more copies of itself?
A
Lytic Cycle
B
Lysogenic Cycle
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Understand the two main viral life cycles: the lytic cycle and the lysogenic cycle.
In the lytic cycle, the virus attaches to a host cell and injects its genetic material into the host.
The viral genetic material takes over the host cell's machinery to replicate its own DNA or RNA and produce viral proteins.
New viral particles are assembled within the host cell, and eventually, the host cell bursts (lyses), releasing the new viruses to infect other cells.
In contrast, during the lysogenic cycle, the viral DNA integrates into the host cell's genome and replicates along with the host cell's DNA without causing immediate harm, remaining dormant until it may enter the lytic cycle under certain conditions.
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