Virus chart Flashcards
Do picornaviruses pass the translation assay (make protein)?
Yes, they have a + strand mRNA and can be immediately translated by the ribosomes
Do papillomaviruses pass the translation assay (make protein)?
No, they have a dsDNA genome and therefore would need to be transcribed into mRNA first
Do myxoviruses pass the translation assay (make protein)?
No, they have a - segmented strand of RNA and therefore would need to be made into + mRNA first.
Do retroviruses pass the translation assay (make protein)?
Yes, they have a single strand +mRNA and can therefore be translated by the ribosomes
Do picornaviruses pass the enzymatic assay (make nucleic acid polymers)?
No, they have single strand +mRNA that CODES FOR (but does not carry) their own replicase to make a -mRNA template for their replication.
Do myxoviruses pass the enzymatic assay (make nucleic acid polymers)?
Yes, they have -mRNA and CARRY their own transcriptase, so they can make +mRNA
Which virus has a helical capsid?
myxovirus
Which viruses are enveloped?
retrovirus and myxovirus
Which virus lyses the cell?
picornavirus
What virus has segmented (-) ssRNA?
Myxovirus
What virus has dsDNA?
Papillomavirus
What viruses have (+) ssRNA?
Retroviruses and picornaviruses
