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Chapter 20- Section 2 Flashcards

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A nonliving particle composed of nucleic acid and a protein coat

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Virus

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Virology

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The study of viruses

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The study of viruses

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Virology

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Capsid

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The protein coat of a virus that encloses it’s genetic material

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The protein coat of a virus that encloses it’s genetic material

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Capsid

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Envelope

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A membrane that surrounds the capsid

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A membrane that surrounds the capsid

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Envelope

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Glycoproteins

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Make up the projections on the surface of the envelope, which are used to attach to host cell

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Make up the projections on the surface of the envelope, which are used to attach to host cell

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Glycoproteins

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Bacteriophage

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Viruses that infect bacteria

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Viruses that infect bacteria

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Bacteriophage

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Icosahedral head

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Contains a nucleic acid

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Contains a nucleic acid

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Icosahedral head

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Contractile tail

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Helps inject the nucleic acid into the host cell

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Helps inject the nucleic acid into the host cell

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Contractile tail

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Tail fibers

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Help the virus attach to the host cell

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Help the virus attach to the host cell

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Tail fibers

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Lytic cycle

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The replication of viruses that results in the destruction of the host cell

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The replication of viruses that results in the destruction of the host cell

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Lytic cycle

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Lysis

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Disintegration of the host cell

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Disintegration of the host cell

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Lysis

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Lysogenic cycle

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The replacement of a virus where the virus can stay in the host cell for extended periods of time without destroying it

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The replacement of a virus where the virus can stay in the host cell for extended periods of time without destroying it

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Lysogenic cycle

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Temperate virus

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Viruses replicated through the lysogenic cycle

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Viruses replicated through the lysogenic cycle

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Temperate virus

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Prophage (Pro Virus)

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The bacteriophage (viral DNA) that integrates itself into the host cell’s DNA

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The bacteriophage (viral DNA) that integrates itself into the host cell’s DNA

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Prophage (Pro Virus)

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Viroid

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A single, small strand of RNA that has no capsid
They disrupt a host’s regulation of its own growth
They cause development and stunted growth in plants

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A single, small strand of RNA that has no capsid
They disrupt a host’s regulation of its own growth
They cause development and stunted growth in plants

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Viroid

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Prion

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Misshapen versions of proteins that are found in the brain

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Misshapen versions of proteins that are found in the brain

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Prion

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