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Define 'lysis' and 'burst size' with ref...

Define 'lysis' and 'burst size' with reference to viruses and their effects on host cells.

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The cycle in which the host cell wall ruptures to release the virions is called lysis. The number of newly synthesized bacteriophage particles released from a single affected host cell is called burst size.
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