NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
Question
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Which virus injects their DNA into the host and becomes dormant before destroying (lysing) the host cell?
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Lytic
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Lysogenic
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In the lysogenic cycle, the viral genome gets inserted into the host genome. Viruses which can perform both lytic and lysogenic cycles are called temperature viruses.
Detailed explanation-3: -The phage that causes lysis of the host is called a lytic or virulent phage.
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