Question

What are the steps of the lytic cycle?

Answer 1

Lytic cycle:

1. One of the two cycles of viral reproduction is the lytic cycle.
2. It destroys the infected cell and its membrane.
3. In this, the DNA of a virus prevails as a distinguished free-floating molecule inside the cell of bacteria and is replicated distinctly from the DNA of the host bacteria.
4. It is commonly considered the reproductive cycle of the bacteriophage.

The following are the steps of the lytic cycle:

1. Attachment: The attachment of the phage takes place to the host cell surface to administer the DNA within the cell.
2. Penetration: The DNA is injected by the phage into the host cell by penetrating the membrane of the cell.
3. Transcription: The DNA of the host cell is destructed and the metabolism of the cell is mediated to start the biosynthesis of the phage.
4. Biosynthesis: The replication of the phage DNA takes place within the cell, producing novel phage proteins and DNA.
5. Maturation: The transformation of the replicated material takes place into the matured viral phages.
6. Lysis: The newly produce phages are discharged from the infected cell to look out for the novel host cells to infect.