The scenario you described refers to the lysogenic cycle of viral reproduction. In the lysogenic cycle, the viral DNA integrates into the host cell's genome and becomes a prophage. The host cell can continue to live and divide, replicating the viral DNA along with its own DNA without immediately destroying the cell. This is in contrast to the lytic cycle, where the virus replicates aggressively, eventually leading to the destruction of the host cell.
the viral DNA integrates into the host cell's genome, becoming part of the host's DNA without immediately destroying the cell. lyctic or lysogenic
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