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4) Formation of new genomes which may be aided by early proteins which are either viral polymerases, see above, or promoting cell division to provide new cells for the madly dividing viruses.

5) Formation of new protein is always on the host cell ribosomes. Early proteins are viral enzymes e.g. polymerases (see above) or viral growth factors which stimulate cell division to provide new host cells for virus.
Late proteins are the structural proteins e.g. capsids and spikes.

6) Assembly.  Nucleocapsid of DNA viruses are assembled the nucleus. Nucleocapsid of RNA
viruses are assembled the nucleus. The notable exception is the DNA poxviruses which assemble the cytoplasm. Nucleocapsid 'factories' can be seen as inclusion bodies by light microscopy. Glycoprotein spikes insert into the cell-surface plasma membrane.

7) Release.  Release of many particles at once when the cell dies and then bursts. Or each enveloped virus particle gradually buds from the cell surface.

8) Latency - certain viruses, the herpes and retro's, form ± DNA during replication and this can remain latent in the nucleus for years but then become reactivated to make new particles during immunosuppression.