Phage lambda must first attach to the host cell surface and insert bacteriophage DNA by contracting the sheath proteins. Upon entering the host cell, the linear double-stranded phage DNA is circularized to prepare for capsid protein synthesis. Next, the phage replicates the DNA genome and packages the DNA into capsids. Finally, the phage lyses the host cell and progeny phagesare released. A. occurs at random leading to the prevention of some key steps in the viral replication cycle. B. allows host cells to remember infection by copying small sections of viral DNA into RNA. C. destroys the infected cells and halts viral production. D. recognizes viral mRNA and prevents further viral gene expression.

Option C.

Destroy the infected cells and halt viral production

Explanation:

Bacteriophage is a type of virus that infect bacteria and reproduce inside it. There are 6 stages of attack of bacteriophage it is called lytic cycle.

The lyticc cycle refers to the reproductive stages of bacteriophage, it result in the destruction of infected cell

Bacteriophage first attach to the host, then its penetrate inside the host, transcription, biosythesis(the DNA are replicated), maturation (the replicated DNA assembles) and lysis, the newly formed phages are released from the infected cell.

fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

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