12b vocab Flashcards
1
Q
carry genetic info
A
virus
2
Q
protien coat around nucleic acid molecule
A
capsid
3
Q
either DNa or RNA but never both
A
nucleic acid
4
Q
bilayer that surrounds the capsid
A
envelope
5
Q
infectiuos particles made of short circular strand of Dna
A
Viroids
6
Q
infectious particles made of abnormal protiens
A
prions
7
Q
rapid infection and destruction of a host cell to make more virus particles
A
lytic cycle
8
Q
when a virus infects a cell but does not destroy it so that the cell turns into a virus
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lysogenic cycle
9
Q
viruses that can force a cell to transcribe a cells rna into its dna
A
retroviruses
10
Q
protein that is produced after a virus infects it
A
interferon
11
Q
diseases thought to be eradicated but are still alive
A
emerging infectious diseases
