Viruses may be latent for a long period of time. For example, HIV may be latent for many years, during which new viruses are not made. What are three different mechanisms of viral latency?

Q: Compare and contrast the composition of a viral genome to that of a cellular organism’s genome.

A: Microbiology is the study of living organisms which cannot be seen through naked eyes (microbes).…

Q: True or False: There are antibiotics that target viruses?

A: Major natural source of antibiotics is fungi, bacteria and other prokaryotes. There are hundreds of…

Q: Which of the following human diseases is caused by a virus that requires reverse transcriptase to…

A: The virus is the connecting link between living and non living. Most of the animal viruses are RNA…

Q: Are viruses living or non-living organisms? Explain your answer choice.also Discuss the difficulty…

A: A virus is defined as a submicroscopic infectious agent that duplicates just inside the living cells…

Q: Which of the following is a known characteristic that can lead to genetic changes in some viruses?…

A: viruses need host cell machinery to replicate themselves.

Q: Is there such a thing as a “good virus”? Explain why or why not.Consider both bacteriophages and…

A: Viruses are minute particles that are made up of only their genetic material which may be DNA or RNA…

Q: Stress can cause a latent virus to enter the lytic cycle, resulting in symptoms for the host. A.…

A: Virus is non - cellular particle which is smaller than the bacteria.  They  act as alive when enter…

Q: The lytic pathway of a virus is characterized by     viral DNA is incorporated into the host…

A: The lytic cycle is known for the process of lysis, when virus is infected the cell , formation of…

Q: Let's imagine you have discovered a new RNA virus and found a cell line to grow the viruses (lucky…

A: Answer of the question given below...

Q: Cells produce mRNA by transcription of their DNA genomes. In contrast, single-stranded RNA genome…

A: As per the guidelines, we are supposed to answer only one question. Kindly repost the other question…

Q: Influenza is an RNA virus. Does it encode for its own polymerase for genome replication?    - yes…

A: The influenza virus is known to cause the condition influenza (commonly called flu). A, B, C, and D…

Q: Assume you isolate a single stranded (+) RNA virus. When you examine the proteins in the virus, you…

A: RNA-dependent RNA polymerase  or RNA polymerase or replicase  is an enzyme that catalyzes the…

Q: Compare and contrast the processes of latency and lysogeny, providing examples of latent viruses and…

A: The difference is given below in the table.

Q: You are studying a new retrovirus. The viral protein (X) appears to play a role in the export of the…

A: The nucleus is the structure that encompasses the genome (DNA) in all eukaryotic cells. It is…

Q: Within the long-terminal repeat in the retrovirus genome is a PBS. If the PBS was mutated such that…

A: Retroviruses is a virus that uses RNA as its genetic material. The life cycle of retrovirus  contain…

Q: Which of the following is a known characteristic or procesds that can lead to genetic changes in…

A: A virus is an infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living…

Q: Which of the following  would be the first step in biosynthesis of a virus with a - (minus) strand…

A: D. Synthesis of double stranded RNA from an RNA template

Q: List three ways to grow animal viruses

A: Virus Viruses are extremely small infectious agents that invade cells of all types. They are…

Q: The RNA genomes of some RNA viruses resemble the messenger RNA (mRNA) of their eukaryotic hosts.…

A: Answer- There are many viruses that have RNA as a genome called retro viruses. Their genome can be…

Q: Which properties are targeted when scientists develop antiviral drugs? removal of viral MRNAS…

A: The property which must be targeted by the scientists while developing the antiviral drugs is:…

Q: A lytic bacteriophage produces Lysozyme and Holin, which causes a host cell to lyse. At which point…

A: Bacteriophage A bacteriophage is described as a bacteria-infected by a virus (bacteria + phage or…

Q: What should be the environmental conditions for the fusion proteins of the influenza virus to show…

A: Environmental factors that contribute to influenza epidemics are mostly unclear. There are different…

Q: Describe Specialized transduction: transfer of specific genetic material by means of a virus…

A: Transduction is the process in which the foreign DNA is inserted into a cell by a viral vector or…

Q: Many viruses organize their genomes with the non-structural and structural genes clustered together…

A: A Virus is a small electron microscopic parasite, incapable of reproducing by its own, survives by…

Q: Reverse transcriptase would most likely be found in which of the following types of viruses? an…

A: All organisms have genetic meterial, which is transfer in the next generation. There are mainly two…

Q: A class of RNA viruses that possess reverse transcriptase activity are called _____________.

A: Reverse transcriptase was the enzyme that was involved in catalyzing the biochemical reaction for…

Q: When scientists first discovered SARS-COV2, they were able to generate a sequence of the viral…

A: DNA sequencing  DNA sequencing it a method to determine the exact position of DNA bases…

Q: Which two proteins make regulatory switches in viruses?

A: There are two basic components of genetic switches. These are gene regulatory proteins and specific…

Q: In retroviruses, transcription of the provirus: A) converts viral RNA into viral DNA B) does not…

A: Retroviruses possess RNA as genetic material. When it enters host cells, it's RNA gets converted…

Q: explain briefly the steps involved in the viral multiplication cycle. How is each step important?…

A: The virus is an intracellular obligate infective agent that mainly consists of a nucleic acid…

Q: Why can protease inhibitors and nucleoside analogs be used in minimizing the replication of the HIV…

A: Protease is an enzyme in the body that's important for HIV replication

Q: Which of the following events mostly involves hydrolysis reaction after the virus infects a…

A: Question -Which of the following events mostly involves hydrolysis reaction after the virus infects…

Q: Many viruses have the ability to resurrect dead cells. Why investigating this feature of viruses may…

A: Viruses are referred as obligate intracellular parasites, they rely on the host cell for…

Q: . In order for a phage to infect the host bacterium, it is preferred that the cell wall is newly…

A: In order for a phage to infect the host bacterium, it is preferred that the cell wall is newly…

Q: what event occurs in bacteriophage multiplication that does not occur in animal virus…

A: A bacteriophage is a virus which infects bacteria and replicates within the bacteria. It is also…

Q: What enzyme is responsible for the production of viral DNA from a retrovirus?

A: REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE are the main enzymes which is responsible for the production of Viral DNA from…

Q: In some viruses the flow of information is in reverse that is ,from RNA to DNA.can you suggest a…

A: Viruses are classified into distinct classes on the basis of the type of genome they possess and its…

Q: Because viruses lack some of the traits seen in all living things, many scientists do not believe…

A: Viruses are infectious agents and the name is derived from a Latin word, which means poison or a…

Q: Which of the following describes why soap is effective at killing animal virus particles Soap…

A: There are two types of viruses, non-enveloped virus and enveloped viruses. Enveloped viruses may bud…

Q: Larger viruses usually have a double-stranded genome, whereas small viruses typically have a…

A: Only a single nucleic acid molecule is found in all double-stranded DNA genomes, and only a few…

Q: Reverse transcriptase would most likely be inside which virus? a DNA-based lytic virus an RNA-based…

A: The enzyme reverse transcriptase is used to generate complementary DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) from…

Q: After a positive strand RNA virus ( Such as Coronaviruses) enters the host cell, the RNA is…

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Q: Which viruses have potential for the highest mutation rates, DNA or RNA viruses? Explain

A: DNA viruses and RNA viruses have deoxyribose nucleic acid and ribonucleic acid, respectively. These…

Q: Define the terms "latency" and "lysogeny" as they refer to viruses. Describe at least TWO ways…

A: A virus is a biological agent capable of replicating inside a living host cell. the host cell makes…

Viral Replication

The virus is acellular and considered non-living outside the host cell. The replication of the virus occurs only inside the living cells. Only a few genes are present in the smallest virus, whereas many genes are present in the largest virus. These genes encode specific viral proteins.