What is a significant difference between a lytic and a lysogenic cycle?

What will be an ideal response?


In a lytic cycle, the phage genome does not insert into the bacterial chromosome. In the lysogenic cycle, the phage genome inserts into the bacterial chromosome.

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Which of the following statements regarding extinction is (are) correct?

I) Only a small percentage of species is immune from extinction. II) Extinction occurs whether humans interfere or not. III) Extinctions can even be caused indirectly by humans. A) only I B) only II C) only III D) only II and III E) I, II, and III

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The rough endoplasmic reticulum is so called because ____ stud the surface of that organelle.

a. carbohydrates
b. ribosomes
c. Golgi bodies
d. proteins
e. lysosomes

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A keloid is defined as a(n):

a. excessive collage formation that often results in a hard, raised scar b. fibrous bands that can form internally after surgery c. tissue separation d. part of the healing process of larger scars

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How many pairs of homologous chromosomes would be present in a cell in G0 phase?

a. four b. two c. one d. none e. cannot determine from the information given

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