The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between Lysogenic and Lytic Phases of a Virus. Difference # Lysogenic Phase: 1. The viral genome or its complementary DNA gets integrated with the host DNA. It is called pro-phage or provirus. 2. The host DNA is not hydrolysed during lysogenic phase. 3. The pro-phage or provirus replicates only once along [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Two Kingdom Classification of Organisms (Before 1969). In the past all the organisms had been divided into two groups, plants and animals, mainly on the basis of presence or absence of cell wall. This was also done by Linnaeus (the father of taxonomy). He founded two kingdoms— Kingdom Plantae and Kingdom Animalia. [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Viruses 2. Size of Viruses 3. Shape 4. Classification 5. Types. Definition of Viruses: Virus (L. poison) is a nucleoprotein entity which is able to utilize the synthetic machinery of a living cell of another organism for its multiplication which does not involve growth and division. Even before its discovery [...]