Temperate phages:
A)do not always undergo a lytic cycle
B)only replicate at certain temperatures
C)are those that cause disease
D)form plaques on bacterial lawns

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Temperate phages can undergo either a lytic or lysogenic cycle. In the lysogenic cycle, the phage DNA integrates into the host genome and is replicated along with the host DNA without causing lysis of the host cell. Only in specific conditions, such as DNA damage or stress, can the prophage excise itself from the host genome, enter the lytic cycle, and produce new virions.

Temperate Phages