NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

VIRUSES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the difference between the lytic and lysogenic virus reproductive cycles?
A
lysogenic is longer
B
they are the same
C
Lytic is longer
D
Both are different each time
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The difference between lysogenic and lytic cycles is that, in lysogenic cycles, the spread of the viral DNA occurs through the usual prokaryotic reproduction, whereas a lytic cycle is more immediate in that it results in many copies of the virus being created very quickly and the cell is destroyed.

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 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.

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