The typical step in the lytic cycle of viral replication from the options you've provided is:
b) assembly of new virus particles on the cell membrane of the host cell.
In the lytic cycle, after the virus infects a host cell, it replicates its genetic material and produces new virus components, which are then assembled into new virus particles, typically leading to the lysis (breaking open) of the host cell to release the newly formed viruses.
The other options do not correspond to the lytic cycle:
- a) refers to the lysogenic cycle, where viral DNA integrates into the host genome.
- c) mitosis is a process related to cell division, not viral replication.
- d) cellular respiration is a metabolic process in cells, not directly related to viral replication.
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