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what are the major differences between replication of animal viruses and bacteriophages?

what are the major differences between replication of animal viruses and bacteriophages?
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BACTERIOPHAGE ANIMAL VIRUS
They get attached by the help of tail fibers in the cell wall protein They get attached by the help of spikes, capsid, or envelope to plasma membrane protein
Penetration is achieved by Injection of viral nucleic acid through bacterial cell wall They penetrate by endocytosis or fusion
Uncoating of the DNA is not required Uncoating is achieved by digestion of viral capsid
Viral DNA or RNA is replicated in the cytoplasm where formation of viral mRNA and  
other viral components takes place
Viral RNA or DNA replicated in cytoplasm or nucleus respectively and the formation of viral RNA components takes place.
Matures and releases by host cell lysis Matures and releases by budding in enveloped viruses and cell rupture in nonenveloped viruses
Chronic infection results in lysogeny Chronic infection results in latency, chronic infection and cancer
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