AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

THE GENETICS OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the lytic and lysogenic cycle have in common?
A
The host cell dies
B
The virus dies
C
The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell
D
copies of the virus are immediately released from the host
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lytic cycle leads to the death of the host, whereas the lysogenic cycle leads to integration of phage into the host genome. Bacteriophages inject DNA into the host cell, whereas animal viruses enter by endocytosis or membrane fusion. Animal viruses can undergo latency, similar to lysogeny for a bacteriophage.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lytic cycle involves the reproduction of viruses using a host cell to manufacture more viruses; the viruses then burst out of the cell. The lysogenic cycle involves the incorporation of the viral genome into the host cell genome, infecting it from within.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prophage takes an antibiotic resistance gene with it and is packaged with the newly synthesized viral DNA. Lysogenic viral DNA which has integrated into the host genome is referred to as. a prophage.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Both initiated by the binding of the virus to a host cell receptor molecule. Both require the cellular machinery of the host cell. Both the lytic and lysogenic cycles have the capacity to produce several viral particles from a single one that infected the host cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lysogeny is characterized by integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host bacterium’s genome or formation of a circular replicon in the bacterial cytoplasm. In this condition the bacterium continues to live and reproduce normally, while the bacteriophage lies in a dormant state in the host cell.

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