Four of the Following are Involved in the Reproduction of All

Question

Four of the following are involved in the reproduction of all viruses.Which one is not?  
A) Attachment and penetration
B) Replication and synthesis
C) Assembly
D) Latency
E) Release

Accepted Answer

Latency is not involved in the reproduction of all viruses. Latency refers to a state in which a virus infects a host cell but does not immediately replicate and instead remains dormant. It is a characteristic of some viruses, particularly those that infect bacteria or animal cells, but not all viruses go through a latency phase. The other four processes, attachment and penetration, replication and synthesis, assembly, and release, are involved in the reproduction of all viruses.