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Lytic Cycle

The lytic cycle is a phase in the viral life cycle characterized by the active takeover of the host cell's machinery to synthesize new viral components. This rapid replication generally culminates in the rupture (lysis) of the host cell, releasing the newly formed viral particles to infect additional cells.

Viral Life Cycle

The viral life cycle encompasses the entire process a virus undergoes from infecting a host cell to producing and releasing new virions. This cycle typically includes stages such as adsorption, penetration, replication, assembly, and release, or alternatively integration depending on whether the virus follows a lytic or lysogenic pathway.

Lysogenic Cycle

The lysogenic cycle is an alternative viral replication strategy in which the viral genome integrates into the host cell DNA and remains dormant as a prophage. During this phase, the virus is replicated passively along with the host genome until specific triggers activate the transition to the lytic cycle, leading to active viral replication and cell destruction.

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