A researcher infects a bacterium with a bacteriophage and notices that the infection does not immediately bring about the destruction of the host cell. Instead, the phage's genetic material is copied whenever the host reproduces. Which viral replication cycle is described here?

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The lysogenic cycle is characterized by the integration of the bacteriophage's genetic material into the host bacterium's genome, where it is replicated along with the host's DNA without causing immediate harm to the host. This allows the phage to be passed on to daughter cells during reproduction.

A Researcher Infects a Bacterium with a Bacteriophage and Notices