Why Is Lysogeny Advantageous to a Bacteriophage

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why is lysogeny advantageous to a bacteriophage?

• A) It speeds up the viral infection cycle.
• B) It enables the bacteriophage to take over the cell.
• C) The genetic material of the bacteriophage is amplified many times over that seen in a lytic phage.
• D) It allows the bacteriophage to infect cells it would not normally infect.
• E) It allows the bacteriophage to destroy the host cell's DNA.

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