Why is lysogeny advantageous to a bacteriophage?
A. it speeds up the viral infection cycle.
B. the genetic material of the bacteriophage is amplified many times over that seen in a lytic phage.
C. it allows the bacteriophage to infect cells it would not normally infect.
D. it allows the bacteriophage to destroy the host cell's DNA.
E. it enables the bacteriophage to take over the cell.
Answer: B
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