If a virus enters the lytic phase in a host's cell, it will cause the host cell to
A. reject the virus.
B. shrink because of the loss of cytoplasm that has been used in the synthesis of viral DNA.
C. lysis due to the action of enzymes
D. replicate itself at a higher than normal frequency.
E. initiate an attack on the virus.
C. lysis due to the action of enzymes
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