Virology Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
unable to reproduce itself outside the host cell
A
obligate intracellular
2
Q
lacks organelles
A
acellular
3
Q
one copy of gene
A
Haploid
4
Q
example of diploid virus
A
Retroviruses
5
Q
virus measurements
A
20-300nm
6
Q
infection leads to death
A
Virulent
7
Q
Infection that doesn’t lead to death
A
Temperate
8
Q
entire virus particle
A
Virion
9
Q
contains genetic material DNA or RNA
A
genome or
nucleic acid core
10
Q
enclosed the genome protein in nature
A
capsid
11
Q
cubic manner
A
Icosahedral
12
Q
rod-like
A
helical
13
Q
not helical or icosahedral
A
complex
14
Q
genome enclosed in a capsid
A
Nucleocapsid
15
Q
morphological units on the capsid surface
A
Capsomeres
