Covid Flashcards
1
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RNA Genome
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Carries the viruses genetic information including proteins to make of copies of itself
2
Q
Spike proteins
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Help to attach to proteins on the surface of the lung cells, binding to the walls of the cells.
3
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Envelope membrane
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Holds the RNA and helps protect the viruses genome so it can be replicated.
4
Q
Coronavirus
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A family of viruses
5
Q
COVID-19
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The disease caused by the coronavirus
6
Q
SARS-CoV-2
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The type of the disease.
7
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The replication steps of SARS-CoV-2
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- The virus binds to a receptor on a human cell’s membrane.
- The virus releases its RNA genome into the cell.
- The virus’s RNA is translated into proteins by the cell’s ribosomes.
- Viral RNA polymerase helps transcribe more copies of the virus’s RNA.
- New viruses travel to the cell membrane of the infected cell and are released outside the cell.
8
Q
Viral RNA polymerase
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SARS-Cov-2 creates this viral protein using the ribosomes inside human cells
9
Q
SARS-CoV-2 virus has an RNA genome made of how many nucleotides?
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30,000
10
Q
Four different types of nucleotides found in the SARS-CoV-2 genome.
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A, U, C and G
