The Key Event That Occurs During Lysogenic Replication of Bacteriophage

question 21

Multiple Choice

The key event that occurs during lysogenic replication of bacteriophage that does not occur during lytic replication is

• A) release of mature viral particles by lysis of the bacterial cell.
• B) penetration of the phage DNA into the host cell.
• C) attachment of the phage to specific proteins in the bacterial cell.
• D) integration of the phage DNA into the host cell DNA.
• E) assembly of new phage by packing viral genomes into capsids.

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