Question

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Differentiate between the lysogenic and lytic cycles.
Responses

The host cell copies its own DNA during the lytic cycle.
The host cell copies its own DNA during the lytic cycle. - no response given

The virus injects DNA into the host cell during the lysogenic cycle.
The virus injects DNA into the host cell during the lysogenic cycle. - no response given

The host cell is destroyed during the lytic cycle.
The host cell is destroyed during the lytic cycle. - no response given

Viral proteins are synthesized during the lysogenic cycle.

Answer 1

"The host cell is destroyed during the lytic cycle."

Explanation: In the lytic cycle the virus replicates immediately, produces new virions, and lyses (destroys) the host to release them. In the lysogenic cycle the viral genome integrates into the host genome (prophage) and is replicated with the host without killing it until induction triggers the lytic cycle.