A scientist is investigating the lytic cycle of the T4 phage virus.This means she is examining the
A)method used by the T4 phage to kill a bacterial cell.
B)method used by the T4 phage to replicate proteins.
C)method used by the T4 phage to replicate its DNA.
D)method used by the T4 phage to enter a eukaryotic cell.
E)method used by the T4 phage to begin protein synthesis on the bacterium's ribosomE.

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The lytic cycle involves the T4 phage infecting a bacterial cell, replicating its components, assembling new phages, and ultimately lysing (killing) the bacterial cell to release new phages.

A Scientist Is Investigating the Lytic Cycle of the T4