Question

Summarize the lytic cycle.

10.7A: The Lytic Life Cycle of Bacteriophages - Biology LibreTexts

a
A virus copies its own genetic material and then splits its cell membranes in half to form two identical viruses.
b
A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself using the host's structures and resources, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell.
c
The viral DNA incorporates itself with the host cell’s and replicates whenever the host cell replicates itself.
d
A virus lays eggs on the host cell’s protein coat, which then hatch and move on to infect other cells.

Answer 1

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The lytic cycle is a process in which a virus injects its genetic material into a host cell, replicates itself using the host's resources, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell. This cycle typically results in the death of the host cell.