The lytic cycle is best summarized by option 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.
Summarize the lytic cycle.
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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