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What is the outcome of the lytic cycle for the host cell?
What is the outcome of the lytic cycle for the host cell?
- It is broken open and dies (correct)
- It undergoes a natural cell division
- It becomes immune to other phages
- It becomes a carrier for the phage
What is the role of restriction enzymes in the host cell?
What is the role of restriction enzymes in the host cell?
- To recognize and cut up certain phage DNA (correct)
- To synthesize viral genomes and proteins
- To assemble new phage particles
- To recognize and integrate phage DNA
What is the term for a phage that reproduces only by the lytic cycle?
What is the term for a phage that reproduces only by the lytic cycle?
- Prophage
- Virulent phage (correct)
- Bacteriophage
- Lysogenic phage
What happens to the phage DNA in the lysogenic cycle?
What happens to the phage DNA in the lysogenic cycle?
What is the result of the lysogenic cycle in terms of the host cell?
What is the result of the lysogenic cycle in terms of the host cell?
What is the term for the phage DNA that is integrated into the host cell's chromosome?
What is the term for the phage DNA that is integrated into the host cell's chromosome?
What is the function of the Cas protein in the context of bacteriophages?
What is the function of the Cas protein in the context of bacteriophages?
What is the main difference between the envelopes of animal viruses and bacteriophages?
What is the main difference between the envelopes of animal viruses and bacteriophages?
What is the outcome of the lytic cycle of bacteriophages?
What is the outcome of the lytic cycle of bacteriophages?
Which type of virus has the broadest variety of RNA genomes?
Which type of virus has the broadest variety of RNA genomes?
What is the purpose of the enzyme reverse transcriptase in retroviruses?
What is the purpose of the enzyme reverse transcriptase in retroviruses?
What is the result of the integration of the viral DNA into the host genome?
What is the result of the integration of the viral DNA into the host genome?
What happens to phage DNA when it circularizes?
What happens to phage DNA when it circularizes?
What triggers the switch from lysogenic to lytic cycle?
What triggers the switch from lysogenic to lytic cycle?
What is the CRISPR-Cas9 complex used for?
What is the CRISPR-Cas9 complex used for?
What happens to the bacterial cell during a lytic cycle?
What happens to the bacterial cell during a lytic cycle?
What is the function of CRISPR?
What is the function of CRISPR?
What happens to the phage DNA during a lysogenic cycle?
What happens to the phage DNA during a lysogenic cycle?
