The Cell Flashcards
genetic drift
one allele may be permanently lost due to the death of all members that have that one allele
capsid
protein coat for a virus
viral particle
a mature virus outside the host cell (another word for it is viron)
host cell
the cell that is being infected
synthetic machinery
normally used to produce proteins for the cell… to replicate the viral parts of it
viral envelopes
formed when viruses undergo exocytosis and protects the enveloped viruses from being detected by the immune system
nonenveloped viruses
separates a cell and causes cell death
retroviruses
can be single-stranded RNA viruses that can transcribe their RNA into double-stranded DNA
reverse transcriptase
is the enzyme that carries out the transcription and is carried by the retro virus
HIV
is a retrovirus that attacks cells involved in the immune response
subviral particles
infectious agents
viroids
a type of subviral particle that consist of small rings of naked RNA without a protein coating - they only affect plants
prions
a type of subviral particle that affects animals. they can reproduce themselves on their own
cocci
spherical shaped bacteria
bacilli
rod-shaped bacteria
