Question

A bacteriophage injects its DNA into an E. coli cell, which gets integrated into the bacterial chromosome, forming a prophage. What kind of life cycle the bacteriophage is undergoing?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lysogenic cycle

Explanation:

Lysogenic cycle represents a type of viral life cycle, in which nucleic acid of bacteriophage (virus that infect bacteria) integrated with genome of host. The viral genome, integrated with host genome is known as prophage.

As the genetic information of bacteriophage gets incorporated into genetic information of bacterium as prophage, virus replicates and makes its copies passively when bacterium divides to produce new daughter cells.

Thus, the correct answer is 'lysogenic cycle.'

Answer 2

A bacteriophage injects its DNA into an E. coli cell, which gets integrated into the bacterial chromosome, forming a prophage. The kind of life cycle that the bacteriophage is undergoing is the lysogenic cycle.

Answer: Lysogenic Cycle.

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