Lysogenic Cycle
Categories: #Virus Kit
Viral multiplication can occur in two ways: Lytic cycle or Lysogenic cycle. In multiplication through the lysogenic cycle, the host cell is not destroyed after the replication process. In this cycle, the viral genome attaches itself to the cell's genetic material and multiplies along with it. Thus, when the cell undergoes mitosis, the viral genetic material will also be transmitted to the daughter cells, promoting the multiplication and infection of the new cells produced. After the lysogenic cycle, some viruses assume reproduction via the lytic cycle in order to leave the cell. The herpes virus is an example of a virus that uses the lysogenic cycle as a multiplication mechanism.
