Which of the following is characteristic of the lytic cycle?
a) many bacterial cells containing viral dna are produced.
b) viral dna is incorporated into the host genome.
c) the viral genome replicates without destroying the host.
d) a large number of phages is released at a time.
e) the virus-host relationship usually lasts for generations.

Which of the following is characteristic of the lytic cycle?

The correct answer is option D.

D) A large number of phages is released at a time.

The lytic cycle is a type of viral reproduction cycle. This results in the destruction of the infected cell and its membrane.

1) gene flow

- it is described as the transfer of genes from one population to another population so that frequency of gene is increased.

-a zebra migrates to join a different herd of zebras.

2) natural selection

- a mechanism of evolutionary change in which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce whereas the others ( those that can not adapt) eliminate from the population.

-competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.

3) mutation

- permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of dna ( genetic material) that could have harmful or useful consequences.

-the dna of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.

4) genetic drift - it is a random phenomenon ( that occurs by chance such as fire) that results in change in the gene frequency in a small population.    

-a grassfire randomly sweeps through a population of buffalo and kills most of the animals.

explanation:

this is true, assuming that the allele is completely recessive and incomplete dominance is not a factor.