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
The viral DNA incorporates itself with the host cell’s and replicates whenever the host cell replicates itself.
c
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.
d
A virus lays eggs on the host cell’s protein coat, which then hatch and move on to infect other cells.

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The lytic cycle of bacteriophages involves a virus injecting its genetic material into a host cell. The virus then uses the host's cellular machinery and resources to replicate itself, producing new viral particles. Once the replication is complete, the new viruses are assembled and ultimately cause the host cell to burst, releasing the newly formed viruses to go on and infect other cells.