1. Pandoravirus salinus is virus that infects amoeba, is very large (1µm) and has a genome composed of double-stranded DNA that is 2.47 Mbp in size (247,000,000 bp). P. salinus has genes not typically associated with viruses, such as genes required for the synthesis of amino acids. In what ways might this force virologists to re-examine the definition of virus?

1. Pandoravirus salinus is virus that infects amoeba, is very large (1µm) and has a genome composed of double-stranded DNA that is 2.47 Mbp in size (247,000,000 bp). P. salinus has genes not typically associated with viruses, such as genes required for the synthesis of amino acids. In what ways might this force virologists to re-examine the definition of virus?

Biology 2e

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ISBN:9781947172517

Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter21: Viruses

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Problem 8RQ: A scientist discovers a new virus with a linear, RNA genome surrounded by a helical capsid. The...

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