In the lysogenic pathway of the accompanying figure, the viral DNA ____.

A) has been destroyed
B) is integrated into the bacterial chromosome
C) has been copied and changed to bacterial DNA
D) is no longer present
E) has been transcribed into RNA

Lysogenic Pathway

A process in which a virus integrates its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and replicated along with it silently, without killing the host.

Viral DNA

The genetic material of a virus, composed of DNA, which contains the necessary instructions for the virus to replicate within a host cell.

Bacterial Chromosome

A Bacterial Chromosome is a DNA molecule found in bacteria, typically circular and containing most of the genetic information required for the cell's structure, function, and reproduction.