Several negative-strand viruses carry their genomeas a set of discrete RNA segments. Examples include influ-enza virus (eight segments), Rift Valley fever virus (threesegments), Hantavirus (three segments), and Lassa virus(two segments), to name a few. Why does segmentation ofthe genome provide a strong evolutionary advantage forthese viruses?

Several negative-strand viruses carry their genomeas a set of discrete RNA segments. Examples include influ-enza virus (eight segments), Rift Valley fever virus (threesegments), Hantavirus (three segments), and Lassa virus(two segments), to name a few. Why does segmentation ofthe genome provide a strong evolutionary advantage forthese viruses?

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter10: Biotechnology

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