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What happens to the host DNA during the lytic cycle of a bacteriophage?

Correct answer B. Digested into its nucleotides

Explanation

Phage enzymes break the bacterial chromosome down into nucleotides, which the virus then uses as raw material to replicate its own DNA.

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