Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 24

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
a. Provide one example of an oncogenic virus and explain the unique properties of its multiplication cycle that allow it to trigger the development of cancer.
b. Compare and contrast the processes of latency and lysogeny, providing examples of latent viruses and lysogenic viruses.