has part has part has_part viral life cycle stage viral process viral life cycle viral infectious cycle A set of processes which all viruses follow to ensure survival; includes attachment and entry of the virus particle, decoding of genome information, translation of viral mRNA by host ribosomes, genome replication, and assembly and release of viral particles containing the genome. biological_process lytic viral life cycle GO:0019058 GO:0019067 viral replication viral assembly, maturation, egress, and release