Study the following statements regarding temperate phases infecting a bacterium. Select the correct pair of events of this process.
(I) No prophages are formed.
(II) Bacterial cell undergoes many divisions.
(III) Bacterial cell undergoes immediate lysis.
(IV) Prophages are formed. The correct sequence is
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Temperate phages (also known as lysogenic phages) are bacteriophages that can follow a lysogenic cycle. In this process:
Prophages are formed: The phage's genetic material integrates into the bacterial chromosome, becoming a "prophage".
Bacterial cell undergoes many divisions: The integrated prophage replicates along with the host's DNA every time the bacterial cell divides, passing the viral genome to daughter cells without killing the host.
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