Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    Sometimes when a virus attacks a bacterium, neither the virus multiplies nor the bacterium does. This phenomenon is called

    A)  adsorption                        

    B)  assimilation

    C)  lysogeny                            

    D)  viral stability

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The bacterial DNA is not destroyed but phage DNA is incorporated into it; the phage DNA gets attached to the bacterial DNA in a specific manner and replicates along with this is called lysogeny or lysogenic cycle.


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