Virology Introduction Flashcards by JULIA FRANCESCA ALZONA

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unable to reproduce itself outside the host cell

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obligate intracellular

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lacks organelles

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acellular

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one copy of gene

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Haploid

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example of diploid virus

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Retroviruses

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virus measurements

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20-300nm

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infection leads to death

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Virulent

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Infection that doesn’t lead to death

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Temperate

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entire virus particle

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Virion

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contains genetic material DNA or RNA

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genome or
nucleic acid core

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enclosed the genome protein in nature

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capsid

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cubic manner

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Icosahedral

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rod-like

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helical

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not helical or icosahedral

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complex

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genome enclosed in a capsid

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Nucleocapsid

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morphological units on the capsid surface

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Capsomeres

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smallest functional unit

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Protomers

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Structural unit

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protomers - capsomere - capsid

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lipids and polysaccharides
Ether

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enveloped

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Doesn’t possess outer membrane
Ether resistant/stable

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Naked / non-enveloped

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facilitates transfer of nucleic acid

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Protein spikes