Which Structure Remains Outside, Attached to the Cell Surface, After

Question

Which structure remains outside, attached to the cell surface, after the genome is inserted?
A) an envelope
B) a neck
C) tail fibers
D) a ghost
E) temperate

Accepted Answer

A "ghost" refers to the empty capsid or protein shell of a virus that remains outside the cell after the viral genome has been injected into the host cell. This term is often used in bacteriophage biology.