Question

ASAP Summarize the lytic cycle.(1 point)

Responses


A virus copies its genetic material and then splits its cell membranes in half to form identical viruses.

A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell.


A virus lays eggs on the host cell’s protein coat, which then hatch and move on to infect other cells.


The viral DNA incorporates itself with the host cell and replicates whenever the host cell replicates itself.

Answer 1

A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are two cycles of viral replication.

1. Lytic

2. Lysogenic

The lytic cycle involves the destruction of the cell to release viral particles.

The lysogenic cycle incorporates the DNA into the host's genome and the DNA is replicated when the cell replicates. This cycle can turn into the lytic cycle in a process called induction.