Multiple choice

A virus that can reproduce without killing its host is called a

  1. Retroactive virus

  2. Lytic virus

  3. Virion

  4. Temperate virus
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Explanation

Certain viruses, particularly bacteriophages, are called temperate (or latent) because the infection does not immediately result in cell death. The viral genetic material remains dormant or is actually integrated into the genome of the host cell.

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