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A) When the virus is developing but not yet infectious
B) When a virus matures and is capable of infecting a new host
C) When the active, infectious viral particle escapes from the host
D) When the viral DNA becomes latent as a prophage
E) When the virion enters the host cell


Ans: E) When the virion enters the host cell

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