Question

Describe the lytic cycle

Answer 1

The virus attaches to a host cell.

The DNA of the host cell can be disassembled and the virus takes over metabolic activity.

The virus replicates using the cell’s energy and materials.

The pieces of the virus made during replication are assembled.

Lysis and release of the virus occurs.

Answer 2

The lytic cycle is one of the two cycles of viral reproduction (referring to bacterial viruses or bacteriologist), the other being the lysogenic cycle. The lytic cycle results in the destruction of the infected cell and its membrane.