When some viruses infect a host cell, they replicate their DNA and protein coats. These are then assembled into new virus particles causing the host cell to burst. What is the name for this life cycle?PathogenicInfectiveLyticLysogenic
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When some viruses infect a host cell, they replicate their DNA and protein coats. These are then assembled into new virus particles causing the host cell to burst. What is the name for this life cycle?PathogenicInfectiveLyticLysogenic
Solution
The life cycle you're referring to is known as the Lytic cycle.
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