Summarize the lytic cycle.
10.7A: The Lytic Life Cycle of Bacteriophages - Biology LibreTexts
a
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.
b
The viral DNA incorporates itself with the host cell’s and replicates whenever the host cell replicates itself.
c
A virus lays eggs on the host cell’s protein coat, which then hatch and move on to infect other cells.
d
A virus copies its own genetic material and then splits its cell membranes in half to form two identical viruses.
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The lytic cycle refers to the process by which a virus infects a host cell, replicates within the cell, and then releases newly formed viruses by bursting out of the host cell. This cycle involves the injection of the virus's genetic material into the host cell, which then uses the cell's structures and resources to copy the viral genetic material and synthesize new viral components. Ultimately, the host cell becomes filled with new viruses and eventually bursts, releasing the viruses to infect other cells.