Cell diversity and viruses (DNA and RNA) Flashcards
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DNA and RNA
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May be ss, ds, linear or circular
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Monopartite genome
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The entire genome occupies one nucleic acid
3
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Multipartite genome
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The genome occupies several nucleic acid sequences
4
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RNA vaccines
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Work by tricking the body’s cells into producing a fragment of a virus an antigen from an RNA template
One strategy to make them more effective at lower doses or in a single dose is to incorporate the instructions for assembling a replicase which can make a lot of copies of the RNA template for producing antigens
