Lecture 14 extras Flashcards
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TMV
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Was of the first viruses to be characterized
2
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CRISPR-Cas
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Immune-like system to battle continuous attacks from bacteriophages
3
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Non-lytic (lysogenic)
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Viral nucleic acid is replicated in the host; viral proteins produced
- reproduces without destroying host cell
4
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Lytic
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Production of virus particles, ruptures and kills the host cell
- bacteriophage, Ebola virus
5
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How do RNA vaccines work?
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Tricking the body’s cells into producing a fragment of a virus (an antigen), from an RNA template
6
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Replicase
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An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary molecule using an RNA template
- viruses use to make lots of copies and producing more antigens
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