Why Is Lysogeny Advantageous to a Bacteriophage

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why is lysogeny advantageous to a bacteriophage?

• A) it speeds up the viral infection cycle.
• B) the genetic material of the bacteriophage can be passed on to future generations of cells.
• C) it allows the bacteriophage to infect cells it would not normally infect.
• D) it allows the bacteriophage to destroy the host cell's DNA.
• E) it enables the bacteriophage to take over the cell.

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