PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by lysing?
A
lytic
B
mitosis
C
lysogenic
D
S phase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lytic cycle: The phage infects a bacterium, hijacks the bacterium to make lots of phages, and then kills the cell by making it explode (lyse).

Detailed explanation-2: -Stage 4: Lysis. The virus causes the cell to burst, releasing the new viruses into the host’s system.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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