If a Bacteriophage is Lysogenic, It Means That

Question

If a bacteriophage is lysogenic, it means that:
A) The bacteriophage is incapable of infecting a particular type of bacteria
B) The bacteriophage is replicating within its host bacterial cell
C) The virus has infected the host cell but is not replicating within it. The virus may begin replicating at a later time.
D) The virus has infected the host cell and is in a permanent state of non-replication.
E) Infecting The bacteriophage has degraded the DNA of the host cell

Accepted Answer

In a lysogenic cycle, the bacteriophage infects the host cell but does not immediately replicate. Instead, the viral DNA integrates into the host cell's genome and can be replicated along with the host cell's DNA, potentially for many generations, before entering the lytic cycle where the virus begins to replicate and lyse the host cell.