When a virion comes into contact with a suitable host cell, the virus switches to its reproductive phase which consists of
A) enzyme denaturation.
B) coat protein degradation.
C) lipoprotein envelope hydrolysis.
D) metabolic inertia.
E) metabolically active genes.

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During the reproductive phase of a virus after coming into contact with a suitable host cell, the virus becomes metabolically active. This means that the viral genes responsible for replication, transcription, and translation of viral components become active to produce new virions. The other options do not accurately describe the processes involved in the viral reproductive phase.

When a Virion Comes into Contact with a Suitable Host