The Process Known as ________ is a Mechanism of Release

Question

The process known as ________ is a mechanism of release for enveloped viruses.
A) lytic replication
B) persistent infection
C) metastasis
D) latency
E) budding

Accepted Answer

Budding is the process by which enveloped viruses acquire their envelope and are released from the host cell. The virus buds out of the host cell, acquiring its envelope from the plasma membrane. This process is different from the lytic replication cycle where the host cell is lysed or destroyed. Persistent infection, metastasis, and latency are not related to the mechanism of release for enveloped viruses.