NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Bacteriophages have a lytic or lysogenic cycle. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The lytic cycle is different from the lysogenic cycle because the lytic cycle causes the death of the infected cell due to lysis, while the lysogenic cycle does not kill the cell. Viruses known as bacteriophages infect bacteria, and many can undergo both types of cycles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transition from lysogenic to lytic If a bacterium containing prophage is exposed to stressors, such as UV light, low nutrient conditions, or chemicals like mitomycin C, prophage may spontaneously extract themselves from the host genome and enter the lytic cycle in a process called induction.

Detailed explanation-5: -The lysogenic cycle definition is a viral reproductive stage where the virus’s DNA is being replicated using the host cell’s DNA. During lysogenic infection, the virus uses the host to help copy its DNA or genetic information, but it is not producing any proteins.