alleryStart learning →What name is given to a cell that a virus is actually able to use for replication?
AA latent cell
BAn oncogenic cell
CA lysogenic cell
DA permissive cell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A permissive cell
1. A virus infects only certain species, and only certain cells within a host of that species.
2. Cells that a virus may use to replicate are called permissive.
3. A permissive cell has to carry the viral receptor and to make the substances the virus needs.
4. Lysogenic and latent describe kinds of infection rather than kinds of host cell, so they do not fit.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 21 "Viruses", section 21.2 Virus Infections and Hosts_
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