In lytic cycle of bacteriophage, the phage is regarded as:
Correct answer: A. Master
- A. Master
- B. Inducer
- C. Guest
- D. Slave
Explanation
Bacteriophage is called master in lytic cycle.In lytic cycle,virus takes the charge of the metabolic machinery of the host and order it to form copies of viral genome.So in this cycle, virus is called master while host is called slave.
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