Question

A lysogen is a ______.

Options

• bacterium containing viral nucleic acid

• virus replicating in a bacterial cell

• virus attached to a bacterial host cell

• protein capable of destroying the bacterial cell

Answer 1

A lysogen is a bacterium containing viral nucleic acid.

Explanation:

A lysogen, also known as a lysogenic bacterium, is a bacterial cell that has the potential to create and transmit phages.