Column A

1.
bacteriophage:
bacteriophage
2.
capsid:
capsid
3.
lysogenic infection:
lysogenic infection
4.
lytic infection:
lytic infection
5.
prophage:
prophage
6.
retrovirus:
retrovirus
Column B
a.the type of infection in which a virus does not immediately start replicating itself but inserts a piece of DNA ino the host cell's genome which becomes activated at a later date
b.a type of infection in which a virus immediately starts replicating in the host cell
c.a virus that, upon infection of a host cell, makes a DNA copy of its RNA and inserts that piece of DNA into the cell's genome
d.the protein coat that surrounds a virus
e.a piece of virus DNA that becomes a part of a bacterium's genome- until activated to produce new bacteriophages
f.a virus that infects bacteria

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Here is the matching of terms from Column A to the definitions in Column B:

  1. bacteriophage: f. a virus that infects bacteria
  2. capsid: d. the protein coat that surrounds a virus
  3. lysogenic infection: a. the type of infection in which a virus does not immediately start replicating itself but inserts a piece of DNA into the host cell's genome which becomes activated at a later date
  4. lytic infection: b. a type of infection in which a virus immediately starts replicating in the host cell
  5. prophage: e. a piece of virus DNA that becomes a part of a bacterium's genome until activated to produce new bacteriophages
  6. retrovirus: c. a virus that, upon infection of a host cell, makes a DNA copy of its RNA and inserts that piece of DNA into the cell's genome
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