Why is lysogeny advantageous to a bacteriophage?
A) It speeds up the viral infection cycle.
B) It enables the bacteriophage to take over the cell.
C) The genetic material of the bacteriophage is amplified many times over that seen in a lytic phage.
D) It allows the bacteriophage to infect cells it would not normally infect.
E) It allows the bacteriophage to destroy the host cell's DNA.

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Lysogeny allows the bacteriophage to integrate its genetic material into the host cell's genome, enabling it to be replicated along with the host's DNA during cell division, thus amplifying the phage's genetic material without destroying the host cell.

Why Is Lysogeny Advantageous to a Bacteriophage