In some cases, an infecting virus does not lead to the death of the host cell, but instead integrates its DNA into the DNA of the host cell's chromosomes. Integration of the viral DNA can have different effects; for example, the infected cell might exhibit normal behavior until exposure to a stimulus that activates the dormant viral DNA, triggering production of viral progeny that bud off of the infected cell or a loss of control over growth and division leading to malignancy. Such an infection is referred to as ______ infection.
A)a lytic
B)a proviral
C)an eluctable
D)a virulent
E)an avirulent

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Integration of viral DNA into the host cell's genome is characteristic of a proviral infection.

In Some Cases, an Infecting Virus Does Not Lead to the Death