Question

the cycle of virtual infection that we are rapidly result in the death of a bacterial cell is called a blank cycle

Answer 1

Lytic

Viruses non cellular particles made up of proteins. The proteinaceous capsid encloses the genetic material which is either DNA or RNA. Both of them are never present. Viruses are obligate parasites because they are metabolically active only inside the host cell. Viruses that infect bacteria are called as bacteriophages.

All the viruses show two types of life cycles, lytic cycle and lysogenic cycle. In lysogenic cycle, the virus inserts its genome into the bacterial genome and maintains itself in that form only. This is called as prophage. The bacterial cell is not broken down.

But in lytic cycle, the virus inserts its genome into the bacterial genome and directs it to synthesise viral particles. Once the viral particles are synthesized and the virus is assembled, the bacterial cells are broken down so that viral particles can be released.

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