English Explanatory Dictionary

lytic cycle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The normal process of viral reproduction involving penetration of the cell membrane, nucleic acid synthesis and lysis of the host cell

Word forms

lytic cycle lytic cycles

Related words

lysogenic cycle
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