Which of These Statements Describes the Latent Phase of an Animal

Question

Which of these statements describes the latent phase of an animal virus?
A) the time it takes to replicate the viral genome
B) the equivalent of the lysogenic cycle of some bacteriophages
C) the period from infection to host cell lysis
D) the time it takes to assemble one viral particle

Accepted Answer

The latent phase of an animal virus is equivalent to the lysogenic cycle of some bacteriophages, where the virus integrates into the host genome and replicates along with it without causing immediate lysis of the host cell.