CLINICAL MEDICINE

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the Lysogenic Cycle, which is true?
A
The virus immediately starts making copies of itself.
B
The virus lyses or breaks the cell apart right away.
C
The virus goes into the cell, but does not make any new copies right away.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lysogenic cycle: The phage infects a bacterium and inserts its DNA into the bacterial chromosome, allowing the phage DNA (now called a prophage) to be copied and passed on along with the cell’s own DNA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: All of the following are true of a lysogenic replicative cycle execpt for that the host cell must die as a result of the infection. The host cell does not die but it’s chromosomes become copied along with the phage’s DNA and gets passed on to new daughter cells during reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -A lysogenic cycle kills the host cell is not true statement of Viral replication.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two processes used by viruses to replicate: the lytic cycle and lysogenic cycle. Some viruses reproduce using both methods, while others only use the lytic cycle.

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