Virus Replication (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Type of parasite that viruses are
Type of parasite that viruses are
Obligate parasites
Where viruses must replicate
Where viruses must replicate
In a host cell
5 stages of viral replication
5 stages of viral replication
Attachment, Entry, Synthesis, Assembly, Release
First stage of viral replication
First stage of viral replication
Attachment (virus attaches to host cell)
What is injected into host cell during entry
What is injected into host cell during entry
Viral nucleic acid
Bacteriophage protein coat location after entry
Bacteriophage protein coat location after entry
Remains outside the bacterial cell
Animal virus protein coat fate after entry
Animal virus protein coat fate after entry
Enters cell but is digested
Host nucleic acid status during synthesis stage
Host nucleic acid status during synthesis stage
Becomes inactive
What happens during assembly stage
What happens during assembly stage
New viruses are assembled inside the host cell
What happens to host cell during release stage
What happens to host cell during release stage
Host cell bursts to release new viruses
Term for host cell bursting
Term for host cell bursting
Lysis
Nucleic acid type in retroviruses
Nucleic acid type in retroviruses
RNA instead of DNA
Retrovirus enzyme function
Retrovirus enzyme function
Changes viral RNA into DNA