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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Biology practice

Which of the following describes the initial step common to both lytic and lysogenic viral life cycles?

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Which of the following describes the initial step common to both lytic and lysogenic viral life cycles?.

  1. A.Viral genetic material integrates into the host genome.
  2. B.Host cell machinery is immediately hijacked for viral protein synthesis.
  3. C.The virus attaches to the host cell and injects its genetic material.
  4. D.New viral particles burst from the host cell.

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